17 MARGIN
User’s manual
Planmeca Chairside CAD/CAM solution 77
17.1.1 Using the margin tools
Paint tool
The Paint tool is recommended for drawing supragingival
margins.
1. Click the Paint icon.
2. Draw the outer margin edge by pressing and holding
down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse
around the scanned preparation.
The margin doesn’t have to be perfect, but gaps must be
avoided.
3. Click the Paint button again.
The system automatically draws the margin.
To delete the margin and start over, click Paint, Trace, or
Lasso button.
Trace tool
The Trace tool can be used on any margin, but it is
especially recommended for equigingival and subgingival
margins.
1. Click the Trace button.
To highlight high contour areas in green click Show
features.
2. Zoom in and rotate the model until there is a good view of
the margin.
3. Position the Trace tool in the middle of the green high
contour indication on the margin.
NOTE
Show Features is recommended as an aid in finding the
edge of the margin, it is not necessary for using the Trace
tool. Draw the margin in the middle of the green high
contour indication.
Acceptable
Not acceptable
