https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/ Practical guides and updates on exocad, Blender for Dental and production: how to work better in the lab and clinic, case after case. en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-bar-module-implant-bars/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-bar-module-implant-bars/How implant bars are designed in the exocad Bar Module: pillars and segments, bar profiles, planes and insertion axis, attachments and superstructures.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-cement-gap-settings/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-cement-gap-settings/What each exocad cement gap and crown bottom parameter does: gap zones, axial and radial spacing, crown border, undercut block-out and milling compensation.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-keyboard-shortcuts/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-keyboard-shortcuts/The exocad keyboard shortcuts worth learning, from the official hotkey list: navigation, show and hide groups, wizard, free-forming and margin detection.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-smile-creator-workflow/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-smile-creator-workflow/How the exocad Smile Creator module works: photo and face scan alignment, lip line and guidelines, 2D and 3D tooth modeling, preview, report and mock-up.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/zirconia-minimum-thickness-connector-size/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/zirconia-minimum-thickness-connector-size/Zirconia minimum thickness and connector size from manufacturer instructions: why translucent zirconia needs more, example values, and how to check in exocad.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-bite-splint-design/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-bite-splint-design/How an occlusal splint is designed in the exocad Bite Splint module: scans and bite, border and thickness, contacts and guidance, printing or milling.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-full-denture-digital-dentures/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-full-denture-digital-dentures/How digital dentures are designed in the exocad Full Denture module: model analysis, tooth setup, denture base, and milled, printed or monolithic output.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-model-creator-3d-printed-models/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-model-creator-3d-printed-models/How exocad Model Creator turns scans into 3D printed dental models: plate or plateless bases, removable dies, implant analogs, gingiva masks, printing.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exoplan-guide-creator-surgical-guides/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exoplan-guide-creator-surgical-guides/How surgical guides are designed in exoplan with Guide Creator: implant planning, sleeve or sleeveless protocols, drill kits, anchor pins and libraries.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/implant-scan-body-scanning-tips/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/implant-scan-body-scanning-tips/Implant scan body scanning tips from the dental lab: preparation, capture, the errors that cause misfit, and the checks to run before sending the case.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTworkflow https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/intraoral-scan-checklist-for-dental-labs/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/intraoral-scan-checklist-for-dental-labs/An intraoral scan checklist from the dental lab: margins, bite, antagonist, pre-op scans, photos and order details that make CAD design quick and remakes rare.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTworkflow https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/remote-exocad-support/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/remote-exocad-support/Remote exocad support explained: which problems can be fixed from a distance, how to prepare the workstation, and how to keep a remote desktop session secure.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/resin-printer-exposure-calibration/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/resin-printer-exposure-calibration/Resin printer exposure calibration for MSLA and LCD dental printers: normal and bottom exposure, rest time, test brackets and validated dental resins.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThardware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/stl-ply-obj-dental-file-formats/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/stl-ply-obj-dental-file-formats/STL, PLY, OBJ and 3MF compared for digital dentistry: what each dental file format stores, why color and units matter, and which to use for scans and designs.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTworkflow https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/stream-deck-for-exocad/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/stream-deck-for-exocad/How to use an Elgato Stream Deck for exocad and Zirkonzahn: which shortcuts to put on the keys, how to organize profiles, and free profiles to download.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThardware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/tooth-numbering-systems-fdi-universal-palmer/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/tooth-numbering-systems-fdi-universal-palmer/Tooth numbering systems explained: how FDI (ISO 3950), Universal and Palmer notation number permanent and primary teeth, with a conversion table.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTworkflow https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/monolithic-zirconia-cad-workflow/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/monolithic-zirconia-cad-workflow/An exocad design workflow for monolithic zirconia crowns: margin and insertion axis, cement gap, tool compensation, minimum thickness and CAM handover.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-virtual-articulator-jaw-motion/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-virtual-articulator-jaw-motion/How the exocad virtual articulator and Jaw Motion Import module work, when dynamic occlusion matters, and how to transfer a physical articulator setup.Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-vs-3shape-vs-blender-for-dental/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-vs-3shape-vs-blender-for-dental/exocad vs 3Shape vs Blender for Dental compared by a certified trainer: licensing, openness, learning curve and which dental CAD fits a lab or freelancer.Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/outsourcing-dental-cad-design/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/outsourcing-dental-cad-design/Outsourcing dental CAD design for labs and clinics: what to send, what comes back, costs compared with an in-house seat, and how to start without investment.Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTcareer https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/become-dental-technician-italy/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/become-dental-technician-italy/How to become a dental technician in Italy: the odontotecnico diploma, the state qualification exam and lab registration with the Ministry of Health.Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTcareer https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/how-to-become-dental-cad-designer/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/how-to-become-dental-cad-designer/How to become a dental CAD designer: the dental knowledge you need, which software to learn first, building a portfolio and finding remote design work.Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTcareer https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/blender-for-dental-ibar-toronto-bridge/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/blender-for-dental-ibar-toronto-bridge/How a Toronto bridge is designed with iBar in Blender for Dental: bar and superstructure as separate parts, the design sequence and material choices.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-licenses-perpetual-vs-flex/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-licenses-perpetual-vs-flex/exocad licenses compared: a perpetual license with an optional upgrade contract, or the Flex subscription. Costs over time, modules, updates and fit.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/face-scan-iphone-smile-design/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/face-scan-iphone-smile-design/How an iPhone face scan from an app such as Qlone Dental Pro fits smile design in exocad and other CAD: capture, alignment with intraoral scans, limits.Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTworkflow https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-constructioninfo-file/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-constructioninfo-file/What the exocad constructionInfo XML file contains, why CAM software and milling centers use it, and how to keep it with the STL files from CAD to production.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTworkflow https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-hardware-requirements/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-hardware-requirements/exocad hardware requirements in practice: which GPU, CPU, RAM, storage and monitor keep DentalCAD smooth on full-arch and implant cases, and what to skip.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThardware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/3d-mouse-for-dental-cad/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/3d-mouse-for-dental-cad/What a 3D mouse for exocad changes in daily dental CAD work, how to set up a SpaceMouse driver and buttons, and free ready-made profiles to download.Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThardware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/dentbird-ai-crown-design-review/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/dentbird-ai-crown-design-review/A dental CAD designer reviews Dentbird Crown, the browser-based AI crown design tool: where it saves time, where it falls short, and how to use it safely.Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/blue-sky-plan-implant-planning/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/blue-sky-plan-implant-planning/How Blue Sky Plan works for implant planning and surgical guide design: free to download and plan, paid per export, and what to check before printing.Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/implant-abutment-types-ti-base-custom-multi-unit/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/implant-abutment-types-ti-base-custom-multi-unit/Implant abutment types from a CAD designer's view: stock, Ti-base, custom milled and multi-unit abutments, when each fits, and what to check before design.Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/digital-smile-design-lab-workflow/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/digital-smile-design-lab-workflow/How a dental lab runs digital smile design: the photos and scans it needs, natural tooth proportions, the 3D wax-up, the mock-up and gingival changes.Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTcad-design https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-implant-library-installation/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/exocad-implant-library-installation/Where implant libraries in exocad DentalCAD and exoplan are installed, how to avoid the double folder error, and where to download libraries safely.Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/itero-niri-near-infrared-imaging/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/itero-niri-near-infrared-imaging/What iTero NIRI near-infrared imaging shows, how it supports interproximal caries detection, its limits, and what it means for the dental lab.Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThardware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/meshmixer-dental-alternatives/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/meshmixer-dental-alternatives/Autodesk no longer develops Meshmixer. What dental labs used it for, the risks of keeping it, and Meshmixer alternatives for model editing and repair.Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTsoftware https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/send-scans-intraoral-scanner-portals/https://www.vladpereverzyev.com/blog/send-scans-intraoral-scanner-portals/Send intraoral scans to a dental lab from Sirona Connect, 3Shape Communicate, Medit Link, Shining 3D Dental Cloud or exocad dentalshare, step by step.Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTworkflow