Open ShellGen

SHELLGEN BETA 7.0 / PRIVATE BETA

Your design.
Your temporary
restoration workflow.

Build digital temporary restoration models from a preparation model and a supplied target design. One focused workspace for registration, construction and finishing.

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YOUR TEMPORARY RESTORATION WORKSPACEBETA 7.0
Current hosted ShellGen Beta 7.0 start screen with preparation and target-design upload cards, Show Tools, saved-case actions, and the local-processing and beta-review notice.
From your models to a finished temporary restoration mesh.
INPUTPreparation + target design
FILE FORMATSSTL or PLY
OUTPUTTemporary restoration STL
PROCESSINGOn your computer

FROM DESIGN TO TEMPORARY RESTORATION

Start with your models.
Keep the workflow together.

ShellGen brings the preparation and desired outcome into a temporary-restoration workflow, with construction and finishing in the same workspace.

  1. 01

    Load & register

    Choose STL or PLY files, or drop each model anywhere in its preparation or target-design box. Register the models into a common coordinate system, or review models already registered when supplied.

    Preparation + target design
  2. 02

    Capture & build

    Close the capture perimeter to show the capture volume with the smile design at full opacity. Use the highlighted capture-volume opacity slider to review coverage, then check cement gap and minimum thickness before building.

    One construction workspace
  3. 03

    Refine & export

    Use Trim, Add, Smooth and Reduce to refine the temporary restoration mesh. Inspect the result, export the STL and save the complete case to continue your work later.

    Trim · Add · Smooth · Reduce

IN THE PRACTICE. IN THE LAB.

Work from the design
you already have.

FOR DENTISTS

Bring preparation and design together.

Start with the preparation model and a supplied target design. Build and refine a temporary restoration model, then export the STL for the next step in your fabrication workflow.

FOR DENTAL LABS

Carry your design into construction.

Use your completed target design with the preparation model. Review registration, define the capture perimeter and finish the resulting temporary restoration mesh in a dedicated workspace.

ShellGen’s focus is temporary dental restorations on prepared teeth. For a Trial Smile over unprepared teeth, explore SmileShell.

LOCAL PROCESSING AND BETA REVIEW

Local processing.
A portable result.

Registration, construction and Finishing run on your computer. During the hosted beta, completed case and STL copies are uploaded to FormaDent for software development and research purposes only. Complete cases include source scans, metadata, settings and finishing history. The beta sharing notice appears before you enter the workspace.

Export the temporary restoration STL for your next step. Download a complete case to keep the source models, capture perimeter, settings and finishing edits together. Browser recovery remains local; the separate beta review copy is available in your feedback account. If an upload fails, you receive one retry choice and can then continue with your local work without further warnings for that copy.

A FEW USEFUL DETAILS

Before you
get started.

Does ShellGen create the target design?

You supply the preparation model and the target-design model, such as a completed digital wax-up. ShellGen uses these models to build the temporary restoration; the desired tooth shapes come from your supplied design.

How is ShellGen different from SmileShell?

ShellGen focuses on temporary restorations on prepared teeth. SmileShell is a separate FormaDent product for Trial Smiles over unprepared natural teeth.

What can I change after building?

Refine the temporary restoration mesh with Trim, Add, Smooth and Reduce in Finishing. Use Undo and Redo to review changes, inspect the result and export the temporary restoration STL. Save a complete case to retain the models and editing context.

Can I reopen an existing result?

Open a complete saved case to continue your workflow. You can also load a shell STL for trimming; use the complete case when you need the original models and fitting-surface reference for the other finishing tools.

How do I access the beta?

Open the ShellGen account page to sign in or create an account and request beta access. ShellGen is currently in private beta, and access requires approval.

SHELLGEN BETA 7.0

Your next temporary restoration.
Thoughtfully formed.

Open ShellGen A focused temporary restoration workspace from FormaDent