Applies to: trimcam

Installing and uninstalling

System requirements

Recommendation:

  • CPU:

    64-bit Intel Core i CPU of the 12th generation with at least 14 cores and 20 threads (e.g. Intel Core i7-12800H)

    Alternative: 64-bit AMD Ryzen CPU with at least 8 cores and 16 threads (e.g. AMD Ryzen 7 6800H)

    General:

    • The CPU has the greatest influence on the performance of trimcam, the GPU can be ignored.

    • Desktop CPUs are often more powerful than laptop CPUs.

    • With Intel, the H and HX series are preferred. The P and U series are often installed in particularly thin laptops.

    • Laptop CPUs prior to the 10th generation from Intel did not perform satisfactorily in some tests.

  • Operating system: 64-bit version of Windows® 10 or 11
  • Storage device: SSD with 512 GiB
  • RAM 32 GiB

  • Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)

  • A permanent Internet connection

Supported machines

trimcam supports the following machines:

  • E3

Installing trimcam

  1. Activate the maximum power option.

  2. Install dentalcnc.

  3. Copy the trimcam installation files to your CAM computerClosed The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs dentalcam and dentalcnc..

  4. Select the TrimCAM.exe file. Preferably run the file as administrator.

    5. Some components of trimcam require administrator rights for installation. These components increase the stability and speed of trimcam in particular.

  5. Depending on the firewallClosed Security software which monitors the network data to block harmful data. setting, a Windows Defender message may be displayed when the program is started for the first time. Confirm the message for the networks with which you use trimcam.

  6. Start trimcam.

  7. Open the Settings by selecting the depicted icon.

  8. Load the license file by selecting the depicted icon.

  9. Define the output folders.

    Output folder, milling

    Output folder, 3D printing

trimcam uninstall

  1. Select the desktop shortcut from trimcam with a right-click.

  2. In the context menu, select Open file path.

    • Windows Explorer opens.

  3. Go up one folder level in Explorer and run the Uninstall.exe file.

You can also enter the file path directly in Explorer. The default installation folderClosed The folder on your hard drive that you installed dentalcam and dentalcnc in. is C:\Users\*user*\AppData\Local\Programs\TrimCAM. You must replace the term *user* with your Windows user name.