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3 Operating functions
3.1 Overview of program interface

Figure 3-1

1. Menu bar
2. Toolbar – Project management
3. Toolbar – Process steps
4. Workspace
5. Project information – Machine and holders
6. Part browser with blank data
7. Part data
8. Toolbar – Part functions
9. Message screen
Pictogram “Cross” = Calculation not possible
Pictogram “Caution” = Machining is possible but may be faulty
10. Tool bar
11. Calculation of toolpaths
1 2. Status bar with progress bar for the calculation and information display ( text)
13. Information row with details about necessary actions for the currently selected function
1 4. Angle specifications for the position for viewing the blank
1 5. Information window: depending on the cursor position, dynamic display of angle
specifications for the part, the margin line or the screw channel

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3.2 Toolbar – Process steps

The description of the process steps can be found under the relevant chapter
headings.
Select milling unit Select milling machine and fixture.

Load blank Select blank and insert into the holder.

Load part Load part data/tool data.

Set milling direction Set insertion direction, main machining direction

(alignment of the part to the tool), and adjust
direction.
Identify part features Highlight and select margin line and pontics, screw
channel, and interface geometry, and define
individual machining areas.
Tilt part in blank Tilt part to minimize the height in the blank –
inclination for optimized position of 3+1-axis
machining.
Select template Select milling strategy for machining.

Set connectors Set support pins for machining.

Set sintering pins Set sintering pins for the sintering process.

Calculate toolpaths Calculate construction data with the toolpaths.

3.3 Menu bar, menu items, icons

Menu [File], context menu, toolbar
New project Create new project.

Open project Select and open existing project,

close current project.
Save project Save current project.

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Save copy of project Save current project under a different name or in a

different directory.
Print page setup Arrange print page, determine page size, alignment,
and margins.
Project print setting Select project settings for printing.
selection
Print project preview Create and display print preview with the selected
settings.
Print project Print current project with the selected print setting
selection.
Exit Exit hyperDENT®, close program.

Menu [Edit], toolbar

Undo Undo last action.

Redo Redo last action.

Delete selected Delete highlighted part.

Blank Call up submenu.

> Rotate blank Rotate blank in the fixture, e.g. for better use of the
space left, greater distance between the part and
fixture, adapt the tilt part to the swiveling axis of the
fixture.
Part Call up submenu.

> Edit template Change template for part. Only available in template
parameters generator module option.
> Move part Highlight selected part to be moved.

> Change part type e.g. from bridge to crown, if the system suggestion is
to be changed.
> Edit part name Edit part name, if the system suggestion is to be
changed.

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> Nest parts in blank – Automatically place the part in the ideal position in
Local the blank close to its current location.
> Nest parts in blank – Automatically place the part in the ideal position in
Global the blank.
> Align part with screw Align the part suitably in the prefabricated blank.
channel axis
> Set part sintering pin Create part sintering pin top plane.
top plane
> Set occlusal insertion Set current view direction to the part as occlusal
direction insertion direction (= machining direction), rotate if
necessary.
> Open output Open the output directory for the NC files with the
directory calculated toolpaths in the file system.
> Show toolpaths Show toolpaths after successful calculation.

> Open in hyperDENT® After successful calculation, display toolpaths in the

Calculation Merge hyperDENT® Calculation Merge add-on module.
> Lock part Lock selected part.

> Save part Save selected part.

> Export part Export selected part.
Margin line

> Edit margin line

> Change type of E.g. from coping to inlay/onlay, if the existing setting
margin line is to be changed.
> Change undercut E.g. from “Cavity without undercuts” to “Cavity with
property of coping undercuts”, if the existing setting is to be changed.
> Insertion direction Set current view direction to the part as occlusal
from view direction insertion direction (= machining direction), and rotate
part if necessary.
Connector

> Edit connectors Change settings for connectors.

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> Move connector Highlight selected connector to be moved.

> Apply parameters Use default for connectors.

from connector profile
Sintering pin

> Edit sintering pins Change settings for sintering pins.

> Move sintering pin Highlight selected sintering pin to be moved.

> Apply parameters Use default for sintering pins.

from sintering pin
profile

Context menu [Edit]

The menu items displayed depend on the part selected.
General
Delete selected Delete highlighted part or element.

View Call up submenu, select display setting.

Rotate view to surface Rotate the view and set the view direction to the part
normal from mesh at the highlighted point vertically in relation to the
surface.
Rotate view to Rotate view to the insertion direction of the selected
insertion direction margin line.
Rotate view to opposite Rotate view to the opposite insertion direction of the
insertion direction selected margin line.
Blank
Unload blanks Unloading blanks from the current project.

Part
Edit template Change template for part. Only available in template
parameters generator module option.
Change part type e.g. from bridge to crown, if the system suggestion is
to be changed.

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Move part Highlight selected part to be moved.

Move part into a Selected part is removed from the blank and inserted
different blank in a different one.
Nest parts in blank – Automatically place the part in the ideal position in
Local the blank close to its current location.
Nest parts in blank – Automatically place the part in the ideal position in
Global the blank.
Align part with screw Align the part suitably in the prefabricated blank.
channel axis
Set part sintering pin Create part sintering pin top plane.
top plane
Set occlusal insertion Set current view direction to the part as occlusal
direction insertion direction (= machining direction), rotate if
necessary.
Calculate toolpaths Calculate construction data with the toolpaths.

Print selected parts Print parts with current print setting selection.

Lock part Lock selected part.

Margin line
Edit margin line

Change type of margin E.g. from coping to inlay/onlay, if the existing setting
line is to be changed.
Change undercut E.g. from “Cavity without undercuts” to “Cavity with
property of coping undercuts”, if the existing setting is to be changed.
Insertion direction Set current view direction to the part as occlusal
from view direction insertion direction (= machining direction), and
rotate part if necessary.

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Connector
Move connector Highlight selected connector to be moved.

Edit connectors Change settings for connectors.

Sintering pin
Move sintering pin Highlight selected sintering pin to be moved.

Edit sintering pins Change settings for sintering pins.

Menu [View], submenu, tool bar

Show part messages Show messages about the parts.

Top view View according to machining alignment.

Bottom view View according to alignment for the machining of the

opposite side.
Left, right view
Front, back view

Front left, front right

view
Back left, back right
view
Rotate view to surface Rotate the view and set the view direction to the part
normal from mesh at the highlighted point vertically in relation to the
surface, e.g. in the case of attachment primary parts,
perfectly align the machining direction of the user-
defined areas.
Rotate view to Set the view to the part according to the insertion
insertion direction direction.
Rotate view to Set the view to the part according to the opposite
opposite insertion insertion direction.
direction

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Zoom all Center blank or non hidden parts on the workspace.

Draw and zoom to Set zoom area and center on the workspace.
window
Zoom selected Center selected part on the workspace.

Hide selected Hide selected part.

Hide all except Show the selected part, and hide the rest.
selected
Show all Show all parts.

Menu [Settings]
Machining Call up submenu and set default.

> Machines Select milling machine (postprocessor), set options

for postprocessor, enter axis boundary, enter values
for calculating milling times.
> Fixture Select holder.

Blanks Create and manage blank.

> Blank types Create blank: Name, Material, Geometry.

> Blank administration Set display and function of blank administration.

settings
Building elements Call up submenu and define defaults for connectors
and sintering pins.
> Connectors Define connectors, set default.

> Screw channel Define screw channel connectors, and set default.
connectors
> Sintering pins Define sintering pins, set default.

Tools Call up submenu and create and manage tools and

tool holder.

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> Tools Define tools (template generator module option).

> Tool holder Define tool holder (template generator module

option).
Milling strategies Call up submenu and create milling strategy: Name,
Parameters, Allocation (template generator module
option).
Parts Call up submenu and create and manage part types
and part information.
> Part types Manage part types, create and manage user-defined
part types.
> Part information Enter designations for additional part information to
be displayed in the part browser.
Importing database Import data from another database: Tools, Tool
objects holder, Material, Blank geometry, Blank type, Milling
strategy.
General Call up submenu, general program settings.

> Miscellaneous Language, path specifications for directories,

messages, information, accuracy.
> Load wizard Wizard and wizard functions available when loading a
part.
> Project management Settings for project management.

> Part tracking Settings for part administration.

> Consistency checks Type and scope of the consistency check.

> Calculation Output directory, settings for the calculation and

behavior in the event of an error.
> Postprocessing Output directory, file name for the NC file, settings
for creating the NC file.
> Navigation Allocation of the mouse buttons for zoom, rotate and
move (pan).

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> Display Anti-aliasing, color allocations for holders, part,

margin lines, workspace building elements.
> Connector behavior Updating and behavior in the event of overlaps.

Menu [Extras]

hyperVIEW® Call up simulation program (optional).

License Center Function for license management and activation.

hyperDENT® Call up the add-on module, display the NC file after a

Calculation Merge successful calculation and combine the individual
calculations.
Reduce mesh Application for reducing and optimizing mesh data.

Clean up part Clean up part group (optional).

administration
collection
Execute command Select command from the selection menu and apply
to the activated part.
> Save part
> Export part
> Delete part transformations
> Delete part nesting transformations
> Refresh licensing
> Log settings
> Set scaling correction of part
> Saving external geometry

3.4 Part browser

Parts
Display of the parts saved in the project and the
loaded blanks, including relevant information.

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Context menu
Delete part Delete selected part.

Edit template Edit/change template for specific part (template

parameters generator module option).
Change part type e.g. from bridge to crown, if the system suggestion is
to be changed.
Edit part name Edit part name, if the system suggestion is to be
changed.
Move part into a Selected part is removed from the blank and inserted
different blank in a different one.
Nest parts in blank – Automatically place the part in the ideal position in
Local the blank close to its current location.
Nest parts in blank – Automatically place the part in the ideal position in
Global the blank.
Calculate toolpaths Calculate construction data with the toolpaths.

Print selected parts Print parts with current print setting selection.

Open calculation
output folder
Lock part Lock selected part.
A part can be locked as follows:
- Manual locking
- Locking by the system during the calculation of the
toolpaths
- Locking after the toolpaths have been calculated, as
identification for used blank material, with
simultaneous display of the part as “Outline” .

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3.5 Part data

Additional part Display and entry of additional, customer- specific part
information information. The information (designation) must first
be entered under the menu item [Settings] > [Parts] >
[Part information settings].
Height Height of the selected part.
Path Path for locating the part file in the file system.
Template Assigned template.

3.6 Toolbar – Part functions

Delete part Delete selected part.

Change part type e.g. from bridge to crown, if the system suggestion is
to be changed.
Edit template Edit/change template for specific part (template
parameters generator module option).
Lock part Lock selected part.
A part can be locked as follows:
- Manual locking
- Locking by the system during the calculation of the
toolpaths
- Locking after the toolpaths have been calculated,
as identification for used blank material, with
simultaneous display of the milled area of the part
as “Outline” .

3.7 Information window

Depending on the cursor position, the information window for parts in blank
shows the data about the elements to which the cursor is pointing: Part,
margin line, screw channel, etc.

Part

Name/designation Name of the part

Maximum insertion direction angles

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