Selecting a root folder or activating the file browser
DentalCAM provides 2 options for manually selecting STL files:
- About a root folderIf you store all your STL files in 1 folder, set this folder as the root folder in DentalCAM. In this case, you can only select files in the root folder and its sub-folders, but you cannot change into folders higher than the root folder.
- About a file browserYou use a file browser to navigate to the folder with the desired files. This option gives you maximum flexibility, but if you store all your STL files in 1 folder, using the root folder may be the more convenient option.
You can switch between the two options at any time.
- Open the STL import view with the following icon in the main toolbar:
Specifying the root folder
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Activate the root folder display with the following icon in the upper right corner of the STL import view:
- The following icon is displayed in the top right corner of the STL import view:
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Select the following icon:
- A window for selecting the root folder opens.
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Select the desired folder:
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From the drop-down list, select the drive that contains the folder.
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Navigate to the required folder using the tree view.
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Open the folder with a double-click. It is not enough to mark the folder.
When using the 3Shape Produce workflow, you must select the following folder:
<DentalCAM-InstallationFolder>\STLimpExternal
Example:C:\vhf\DentalCAM_8\STLimpExtern
On Z4 machines, the installation folder
The folder on your hard drive that you installed DentalCAM and DentalCNC in. is always on the C drive: -
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Select the following icon:
- The window closes. DentalCAM shows the path next to the label Root folder for STL files.
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Activating the file browser
If you want to use the file browser for selecting STL files, you need to activate it.
- Activate the file browser by selecting the following icon in the top right corner of the STL import view:
- The file browser displays.
Icon for activating the file browser
What's next?
If you have you already created a blank and want to import objects via the chosen method:
If you yet need to create a blank:
Creating new jobs in the blank archive
If you are still setting up the applications, select the next step:
