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title: Dreve FotoDent Cast
slug: materials/dreve-fotodent-cast
description: Discover the comprehensive guide to Dreve FotoDent® Cast, a transparent red resin optimized for Carbon printers, ideal for creating dental crowns and removable partial dentures.
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createdAt: 2024-07-15T10:54:52.181Z
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# Overview
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**Dreve FotoDent® cast **for Carbon printers is now available to produce crowns and removable partial dentures. The material is a transparent red resin that burns out without any residue for dental casting.
This course will cover digital pre-processing of your crowns and removable partial dentures to properly prepare them for printing with FotoDent® cast for Carbon printers.
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This resin is not currently compatible with the [AO Polishing Cassette](docId\:iFFh3q8-WLk-LIqr87bd5).
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## Resource Links
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**[About the Material](https://www.carbon3d.com/materials/fotodent-cast)**
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**[Manufacturer Instructions for Use](https://dentamidshop.dreve.de/daten/enu_dentamid_inst_fotodent_cast_de_gb.pdf?expired=1723243576)**
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**[Safety Data Sheet](https://dentamidshop.dreve.de/daten/enu_dentamid_sds_fotodent_cast_9380_gb.pdf?expired=1723243576)**
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## Protocol
This downloadable handout provides important usage information, including instructions about storage and post-processing. Print it out and bring it into the lab!
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## Dental Post-Processing Grids
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One of our most popular downloads! This table provides washing and curing instructions for all supported dental resins.
Print it and use it in the lab as a quick reference.
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**English**
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**German/Deutsch**
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**Spanish/Español**
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# Design Recommendations
## Removable Partial Denture
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**Sprues and Crossbars**
The addition of sprues and crossbars to parts helps with print quality especially when faced with particularly complex geometries.
**Clasp Connectors**
It can be helpful to add features that connect both sides of the tooth clasp. These must be made in your RPD design software and can be removed from the part after printing.
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## Crown
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**Carbon recommends designing your crowns as usual. **Dreve FotoDent® cast for Carbon printers requires no special considerations.
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# General Orientation & Support Information
## Hide the Platform
Use **Toggle platform** (or press **B**) to hide the platform before orienting parts. This will make it easier to see overhangs and place supports.
## Use Patch and Fence tools to create supports
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### Patch tool
- The [Patch tool](docId\:VUbpoAitbLM11aM9-qJ1p) speeds up support creation by automatically supporting an area with just a few clicks. It is useful for supporting **larger areas** of overhang that would take longer to support manually.
- It is often useful to support your parts with this tool **before **manually adding supports.
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### Fence tool
- [Fence supports](docId\:VUbpoAitbLM11aM9-qJ1p) are manually placed by the user and are best suited on **linear overhangs **or smaller areas.
- Fences provide stability while leaving smaller nubs than the default Bars option.
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Review [Supports](docId\:VUbpoAitbLM11aM9-qJ1p) in [Printer UI](docId\:oId4ZNZtZYeltTPVJ984a) course for more information.
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# Partial Dentures
## Orient
Perform an initial orientation of the model so that it is roughly parallel with the platform with the posterior or anterior region facing the lower portion of the screen.
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Click **Orient** or **Shift + O **in the main bar in the printer software.
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Orient the RPD so that the **intaglio surface is facing away from the platform**.
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Adjust the RPD so that it is **mostly parallel with the platform**.
- We recommend typing values into the XYZ axis fields. Changing orientation with the mouse or Snap to Platform function is more challenging.
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Position the camera so you are looking straight down on the platform:
- **Push the Reset camera icon** in the lower left corner of the screen to return to the default view.
- Push **▲ to look straight down at platform**.
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Rotate the RPD so that either the **posterior or anterior region is facing the lower portion of the screen**.
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Perform the final rotation:
1. Click **Orient **in the main bar.
2. Click on the part to select it.
3. Enter **50 into the X axis field**.
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## Support
### Enter Support Mode
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1. Click **Support or Shift + S** in the dark gray bar at the top of screen.
2. Under **Position**, select **Above Platform** to lift parts off the platform.
3. Under **Auto Support Method**, select **Basic****.**
4. Click **Generate** to automatically create supports.
- After the supports appear, the **Generate and Manually Add **buttons change to **Clear and Edit**.
5. Click **Edit** to enter the **Edit Support **interface.
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### Remove Minor Supports
You will now see the support editing view.
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1. Click **Overhang Detection** in the lower tool bar or press the **V key** set to **40 degrees** to indicate areas that need support in red.
2. Click **Toggle Platform button** in the lower tool bar to hide the platform. This will enable better visibility during support editing
Now the supports must be manually edited. The first step requires removing all minor supports. These do not support he part and obscure the RPD surface.
1. Click the **Select multiple supports** icon in the top menu bar.
2. Select **multiple minor supports** using shift click or click and drag with the mouse.
3. Click **Delete** in the top right corner or press Delete/Backspace on your keyboard to remove selected supports.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary until all noisy supports are removed.
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### Remove Intersecting Supports
Carefully examine your model to look for supports that intersect the denture geometry. If you have intersecting supports, they must be removed.
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1. Click the **Select multiple supports** icon in the top menu bar.
2. Select the **intersecting support(s)** using shift click or click and drag.
3. Click **Delete** in the top right corner or press Delete/Backspace on your keyboard to remove selected supports.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 as necessary until all intersecting supports are removed.
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### Remove Supports From Inside Clasps
Carefully examine your model to look for supports that contact the inside of clasps. These must also be removed to ensure proper fit and accuracy.
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1. Click the **Select multiple supports** icon in the top menu bar.
2. Select the **support(s)that contact the inside of clasps** using shift click or click and drag.
3. Click **Delete** in the top right corner or press Delete/Backspace on your keyboard to remove selected supports.
4. **Add supports on the outside of the clasps when necessary**.
5. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 as necessary until all intersecting supports are removed.
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### Add Supports To Overhangs
Add supports to large overhangs (red areas) to maintain part quality.
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1. Click the **Multiple supports** icon in the top menu bar.
2. **Add support(s) to overhangs** as needed.
3. Click **Generate** in the top right corner to create support structures.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary until all large overhangs are properly supported.
**Notes**
- Do not over-support the model. Too many supports will make post-processing challenging.
- Typically, supports should be no less than **2-3 mm **apart. Use the **Measure tool** in the lower tool bar as needed.
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### Add Supports To Islands
**Islands** are parts of the RPD that will float away if they are not connected to the platform with supports. Unsupported islands will create problems further along in the print.
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1\. Position the camera so you are looking straight down on the platform:
- **Push the Reset camera icon** in the lower left corner of the screen to return to the default view.
- Push **▲ to look straight down at platform**.
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2\. Click **Toggle clip plane** in the lower menu bar or press the **C key**. This provides a cutaway view of the model.
3\. **Move the clip plane handle all the way to the left** so the clip plane is at the level of the platform.
- Moving the handle slowly to the right will move the clip plane away from the platform, revealing more of the RPD. This simulates the printing process of gradually building the part.
- As you move the handle, different areas of the part will be revealed. **Each new area is potentially an island**. These areas must be supported to ensure an accurate and complete build.
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4\. Move the handle back to the left.
5\. Slowly move the handle to the right. You will initially see only the bases of the supports. Eventually **portions of the RPD geometry will appear**.
6\. **When a new island is revealed by the clip plane**, stop moving the clip plane and examine the new island.
7\. Position the camera as needed to see the underside of the island.
8\. **Add a support to ensure the island prints**.
9\. Continue moving the clip plane to search for islands, adding supports as necessary.
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### Properly Oriented And Supported Removable Partial Denture
- Intaglio surfaces face away from the platform.
- Tilted 50 degrees from platform.
- Minor supports removed.
- Overhangs supported.
- Islands supported.
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# Crowns
## Orient
**Proper Orientation**
Carbon recommends:
- No overhangs on crown margins.
- No overhangs on interface surfaces.
- Minimum overhangs on buccal/lingual crown surfaces.
Following these recommendations will maximize accuracy and minimize the need for manual finishing
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1\. In the lower right corner, turn on **Overhang Detection or V key** set to **40 degrees** to indicate areas that need support in red.
2\. Click on **Orient or Shift + O** in the main bar in the printer software.
3\. Orient each crown so that the **margin and interface are free of overhangs**.
4\. Refine orientation to **minimize overhangs on other crown surfaces**.
The margin and interface of each crown should now be free of overhangs. The remaining surfaces should now have the minimal amount of overhangs.
**Note: **Margins and interfaces that have overhangs will require supports. These supports affect fit and will require finishing to ensure proper seating.
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## Support
### Enter Support Mode
Supports hold up the part during printing. They do this by connecting down-facing surfaces to the platform.
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1. Click **Support** in the dark gray bar at the top of screen.
2. Under **Position**, select **Above Platform** to lift parts off the platform.
3. Skip **Auto Support Method** as this mode is not recommended.
4. Click **Manually Add** to go to the Support editing interface.
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### Adding Fences
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1. Click **Toggle Platform button** in the lower tool bar or press the **B key** to hide platform. This will enable better visibility during fence creation.
2. Click **Fence button** in the top menu bar.
3. Click a **series of points in an area of overhang** to define the fence.
- Use **Overhang Detection **or press the** V key **set to **40 degrees **to find areas that need support.
4. Click **Esc **key on keyboard to end a fence and begin another.
- Carbon® recommends making a series of small fences, rather than making a single continuous fence, to give greater flexibility to reposition points.
5. Hold down the **E key **and click with the mouse to reposition points.
6. Click **Generate** to create the fence geometry. This may take a few minutes.
7. Repeat as needed until all overhangs have been supported.
8. Click **Done **in the upper left corner when finished.
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### Properly Oriented And Supported Crowns
- No supports on margins.
- No supports on interface surfaces.
- Minimum overhangs on buccal/lingual surfaces.
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### Add Supports To Incisor
Because incisors can be longer than other crowns, they require supports in areas that do not have overhangs. These extra supports prevent sagging as the part prints ensuring excellent accuracy.
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1. Click **Toggle Platform button** in the lower tool bar or press the **B key** to hide platform. This will enable better visibility during fence creation.
2. Click **Fence button** in the top menu bar.
3. Click a series of points in an area of overhang
4. Click **Esc **key on keyboard to end a fence and begin another.
5. Hold down the **E key **and click with the mouse to reposition points.
6. Click **Generate** to create the fence geometry. This may take a few minutes.
7. **Add a short fence about 1/4 of the way up the part**.
8. **Add another short fence about 3/4 of the way up the part****.**
9. Click **Done **in the upper left corner when finished.
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### Properly Oriented And Supported Incisor
- No supports on crown margin.
- No supports on interface surfaces.
- Stabilizing supports at 1/4 and 3/4 height.
- Minimum overhangs on buccal/lingual crown surfaces.
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# Nesting
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1. Select the **Layout tab**** (Shift + L)** in the top menu bar.
2. Under **Auto Layout,** select **Gen2.**
- Gen2 usually gives the most effecient packing for dental devices.
3. Enter at least **1 mm** in **Padding.**
- Models require a minimum of 1 mm of space between them.
4. Leave **Optimize starting rotation** unchecked.
- This leaves your parts in their previous orientations.
5. Leave **Allowed rotations** at the default setting.
- This gives the software maximum flexibility to fit the most possible parts on the build platform.
6. Press the **Auto Layout** button to arrange your parts.
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If necessary, nesting can be changed manually:
- Click and drag parts to adjust their position.
- Modify Z rotation by using the **Spin **tool or manual rotations under the **Orient tab** **(Shift + O).**
- Use the **Part List tab **as needed to more easily select models and focus on them.
# Print Preparation
Click **Print Controls** or **Shift + P** in the top menu bar.
## Print Controls for Removable Partial Dentures
Under **Print Profile** select either **Default or Dynamic**.
- Dynamic mode will print in approximately half the time. Due to this, print forces are elevated, requiring greater vigilance in supporting of the parts.
- Unsupported regions with larger cross-sections such as horizontal sprues and crossbars should be supported across their length to increase print success.
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### Slicing
Select either **Standard or Fine**.
- Fine slicing results in finer features at the cost of a longer print time.
## Print Controls for Crowns
Under **Print Profile** select **Default**.
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### Slicing
Select **Fine.**
## Project Analysis
1. Select the **Project Analysis** tab.
2. Click **Start Analysis** and wait for the processing to complete.
1. Note the required resin volume and print time.
3. Click **Add to Queue.**
# Manufacturer Instructions for Use
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# Questions & Support
**For questions about the resin properties, printing, washing or curing your parts, please contact the DREVE support team:**
- Submit support ticket: [dentamid@dreve.de](mailto\:dentamid@dreve.de)
For questions about your **Carbon printer** or **Carbon software settings** used for this resin, please [contact Carbon](https://learn.carbon3d.com/carbon-support):
- Email: [support@carbon3d.com](mailto\:support@carbon3d.com)
- Phone:
- **U.S. and Canada** 1-650-285-6307 option 2
- **Germany** +49 6102 5790849
- **UK **+44 (0) 2082 647484
- Printer UI: On the dashboard, select the **Prints** tab. **Select one of the printed projects.** Click **Request Help** in the lower right corner.
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