printing atlantis core file
With more people expanding into Atlantis for some CEREC implant restorations, I thought I would post about the ability to print the core files. Keep in mind that this is an option that you will soon be able to order through Atlantis, but it's nice to be able to do it own your own if you have a 3D printer. I use it for my larger cases and I also do it for cases that I send to the lab, since labs have a very difficult time printing Atlantis core files for stacking porcelain. The .STL file can be found in the .ZIP file that Atlantis sends to you after you approve the abutment design.
In order to print the model, a base needs to be added and then a second model needs to be made with all of the gingiva removed to have a clear view of the sub gingival margins.
In order to remove the tissue, you just select the abutments and delete everything else.
You then add a cylinder and combine it with the abutments to hold them in the proper orientation.
Both models are printed and the restoration can be tried on and finalized.
Wow, beautiful work! I assume all the work is done on meshmixer, just how steep the learning curve is using the software? Is there a “dummy “ version you can use right away? Time is never enough for me!
Nice Dan-
The only thing I do different if I print something like this is make a gellar model with removable dies. That way it's one model and ditched perfectly. Obviously you need different software or a lab tech to do this. My hope is in the future this will be available for all.
Thanks for the information on printing the core models. There are definitely are times when it would be nice to have the model.
Nice on! exatly how I did it also. works great and you can print spinted abutments and single abutments also so it is easy to try them on and this way you don't have to do Keller models
The atlantis workflow is awesome. I wasn't aware that we were able to use our own waxup to drive the abutment design. We tried it today for the first time and it worked seamlessly.
How do you get the abutments seperate ? Are they in a seperate file from atlantis or is this a ( difficult ? ) Meshmixer thing ? Maybe you could put me in the right direction . Thanks
On 3/2/2018 at 12:46 am, Fernand Frencken said...How do you get the abutments seperate ? Are they in a seperate file from atlantis or is this a ( difficult ? ) Meshmixer thing ? Maybe you could put me in the right direction . Thanks
Yes they are separate files and there is also file that includes everything.
If you want to print like this you just add one cylinder that combines them
Super , thanks Marko , just uploaded first Atlantis case , now waiting to see it in my Atlantis Weborder page and give additional instructions....fingers crossed that it all works ....
