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Problem:   Devise a method to digitally capture the shapes and smallest amounts of detail, some measuring only .25mm, and produce a Class-A quality surface model.

Process:   The process used to fulfill these customers’ requirements involved the use of laser digitizing technology. The laser was able to pick up all of the free-form detail necessary to comprise a complete 3-dimensional representation of the tooth. The actual tooth only measured in total 10mm.

Solution:   The measured ‘point-cloud data’ was used as reference to generate a complete surface model of both high quality and accuracy. The final set of data can be exported as either a solid model and/or surface model.