Applies to: DentalCAM 8.10

Changing the status of objects / deleting objects

This procedure does not belong to the simple nesting workflow.

This procedure belongs to step 2 of the complete nesting workflow.

In the nesting view for customizing objects, DentalCAM displays a list of all the objects contained in the job. You can use it for the following:

Change the machining status of objects.
Delete objects.

Open the Nesting view for adjusting objects with the following icon in the main icon bar:

The object list in the nesting view for adjusting objects (marked orange)

Information on objects

The elements of the object list

Height indicator
Object preview
Machining status for object
Indication
Machining quality
File name
Object height in mm
Icon to open the editing functions for this object

Details

Blank height status

This indicator tells you whether the blank that you are currently editing is of sufficient height for the object.

Green: The blank is high enough and all data is available

Yellow: All data are available, but the blank is just high enough.

Some parts of the objects may lay outside of the boundaries of the blank. In this case, postpone the work.

Red: The blank is not high enough.

Machining quality

Fast – coarse surfaces

Standard – slightly coarse surfaces

Optimal – very smooth surfaces

Changing the status of objects and deleting objects

Every object in a job has a machining status. This status determines how the objects behave in the nesting view and whether they will be machined when you send the job to DentalCNC. In the nesting view, you can easily distinguish the different status by color .

The following machining status for objects exist:

Icon	Machining status	Example
	Machine – The objects are treated as new objects in the nesting view. You can edit them and they will be calculated and machined when you send the job to DentalCNC.
	Do not machine – The objects are displayed in the nesting view, but you cannot edit them and they won’t be calculated and machined when you send the job to DentalCNC. If you want to edit or machine them, you need to change their status in the nesting view.
	Already machined – After loading the blank again, the objects are no longer displayed in the nesting view. Instead, machined areas ('holes') are shown in their place. The holes represent the missing material in the blank. This is the default status for calculated objects.
	Deleted – The objects are no longer displayed in the nesting view. As soon as you leave the nesting view, DentalCAM will permanently delete them from the blank. Until then, you can always assign a different status to the objects if you don’t want them deleted.

Changing the machining status

You can change the machining status of objects in the object list:

To cycle through the status in the order shown in the table above, left-click on the machining status icon for the desired object.
To cycle through the status in reverse order, right-click on the machining status icon for the desired object.

DentalCAM immediately updates the icon and the object in the blank display. The application also shows the selected machining status in the info area.

Deleting objects

You can delete objects by assigning the corresponding machining status to it.

(Optional) Select the desired object in the blank display.

DentalCAM highlights the object in the object list with a colored border.

Select the machining status icon until the following icon displays:

DentalCAM updates the blank display accordingly. The object is not yet deleted from the blank.

Deleting an object from a blank

To undo the deletion, assign a different machining status by selecting the machine status icon.
To confirm the deletion, open the blank archive by selecting the following icon in the main icon bar:

What's next?

Next general step for adjusting objects:

Checking drilling ranges and cavities for proper marking