Blue Sky Plan Manual

Open the "Guide Fabrication" panel. The first section ("Fabrication") contains all common settings for fabricating a surgical guide. The combo box (1) is used to select the input model.

Some input models may be damaged – they are composed of several parts, and their internal structure may not be correct. Fabrication of the surgical guide may fail in these cases. If the input model is damaged, it is possible to try to correct the input geometry using the correction tool (2) and run model fabrication again. When manipulating the model, it is a good idea for the option of working with implants to be turned off so that they are not moved unintentionally, for example. The "Lock Implants" checkbox (3) locks them. Implants are also locked automatically when using certain tools for fabricating surgical guides.

In order to be able to work conveniently with the resulting surgical guide and so that protruding parts do not prevent you from working with the tools, it is possible to select automatic alignment of the areas above and around the guide tubes. Select "Use automatic brush" (4) for this purpose and then use setting (5) to set the diameter of the free area. If these selections are not checked, only an area of the same diameter as the given guide tube is enabled above the guide tubes. Automatic brush settings for modifying the software guide tubes can be set in the Guide settings by clicking the button in the Fabrication section.

By using "Built-in Drill Stops" checkbox, it is possible to generate an in-built drill stop, which enables the handpiece head to bottom out to create the proper depth into the jaw (6). The detail of the resulting model is adjustable (7). The general rule is that the more detailed the model is, the longer it will take to generate it, and the slower manual edits with tools such as the Brush Tool will take. A model with the "Normal" setting should be sufficiently detailed for most input data. Finally, the additional properties of the surgical guide can always be adjusted (8). After entering and checking all settings in the "Fabrication" panel, it is possible to proceed to automatic fabrication of the surgical guide. Clicking the "Create Scan Appliance Guide" button in the "Scan Appliance" section runs this. A progress bar is then displayed, and once this runs out, the resulting surgical guide is displayed automatically.