Create digital orthodontic treatment plans for lingual braces, individual bases, and indirect attachments and export production data.
Full 20 sections of PDF20 photos taken directly from the applicationOctober 12, 2026
About this document
The document describes the entire visible workflow of InvisBrace Lingual 0.5.0. Screenshot taken directly from a Qt/VTK application running in English mode. Clinical 3D example using a working copy of the case Sample Patient_0000 provided by the user, including individual braces for all planned teeth. The original ZIP is not changed.
Warning: InvisBrace is a clinical support CAD tool. The treating physician remains responsible for diagnosis, treatment planning, appliance ordering, mesh testing, manufacturing setup, and final approval.
Convention
Control name in bold
The label is as shown in the application.
Number of FDI teeth
Two-digit notation: the first digit is the fourth; The following number is the tooth position from the midline.
Original / setup
Original is the imported clinical geometry; setup is the planned tooth position.
Blue selection status
Active switch, mode, tooth or tool.
Gray off status
The functionality is not available until the prerequisites are completed.
A case goes from patient records and scan data preparation, through segmentation, setup, bracket positioning, individual base design and finally production data export. Tabs are numbered intentionally; The following tab depends on the data created in the previous tab.
1. Patients
Enter identification, clinical characteristics, missing/extracted teeth, treatment goals, case access and bracket library.
2. Import Scans
Import, orient, crop, and manually align the upper and lower jaw meshes.
3. Dental segmentation
Separate the teeth from the gums, determine the tooth axis and complete each arch.
4A. Ideal occlusal plane
Set up the reference coordinate system for the proposed setup.
4B. Tooth setup
Move teeth, check contact and fit/adjust ideal arch form.
5A. Archwire plane
Establish the vertical and angular reference for the lingual arch wire.
5B. Brackets
Select the library, create the lingual archwire, place the brackets, and fine-tune the bracket/tooth position.
6. Customized base
Draw a personalized base and prepare a direct printing stick or wax casting stick.
7. Export
Create models, trays or jigs and export fabrication files as bowstring PDFs.
Recommended completion sequence
Create or open a case, check the patient data row and immediately save to create a case ZIP.
Enter both signs if applicable; Edit, orient and cut until the clinical perspective is correct.
Segment every tooth needed, check the shaft, then use Finish current arch for the upper and lower jaw.
Set the ideal plane before aligning teeth; Check lateral contact and occlusion after setup.
Place the wire plane, select each function library, auto-place and then fine-tune.
Create individual bases as needed and check for correct Original, Direct print or Wax casting tree thread.
In Export, select the output type/position, check the bracket mode for each tooth, create support/seal and export only after visual inspection.
Recommendation: Save after each major milestone. Undo/Redo is useful for the last edit, but the saved ZIP is the permanent restore point.
2. Main window, files and global commands
Menu Language; Items with a check mark are the active language.
Commands above
Undo (Ctrl+Z)
Reverse the most recent undoable change.
Redo (Ctrl+Y)
Reapply the undone change.
Open (Ctrl+O)
Open the ZIP of InvisBrace.
Save (Ctrl+S)
Update current shift ZIP.
Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S)
Record shifts to new ZIP while keeping shifts.
Quit case (Ctrl+N)
Close shift and return to clean workspace; Save before being asked.
Bracket library
Import/remove libraries or open full manager.
Account
Log in, view your account, change your password, buy credits or log out.
About
Displays product, version, and application information.
Language
Switch language; Some labels will be rearranged.
Content and handling of ZIP ca
Saved ZIP contains clinical state, transform 4×4, GUI state, and internal resources needed to reopen.
Definition of braces taken from the installed library. Keep the same library on every open shift workstation.
Use Save As before testing that is difficult to reverse or when creating a new version of the plan.
Do not rename or delete files in the extracted case; Open and save via InvisBrace.
The status line reporting extended geometry operations. Wait for preparation/generation to complete before evaluating the preview or starting another export.
3. 3D view interaction and common controls
Most tabs include the narrow panel, mid 3D viewport, floating FDI panel, and opacity controls. Axis markers use red for X, green for Y and blue for Z.
Drag the left mouse button in an empty space
Rotate the camera in normal view mode.
Roller
Zoom; You should zoom slowly when editing edges or selecting small surfaces.
Drag the middle mouse
Pan the camera according to standard VTK interaction.
Left click the object
Select teeth, brackets, supports, points or surfaces as the tab allows.
Ctrl-click
Turn on/off each tooth when selecting multiple teeth.
Shift-click
Extend selection continuously; Special tools can use Shift for other functions as specified.
Right-click
Delete boundary or support points depending on the context.
Change the visibility of each arc while preserving the geometry.
3D gizmo
Drag the translation or rotation arrow; Numerical control for precise value.
The selection behavior is tool dependent. Read the instructions in the active tab before clicking the model.
Digital control
Use the slider to make rough adjustments, subtract/add for iterations or enter exact values.
Press Enter after the typed value when the control requests it.
Translation in mm, rotation in degrees; slot can be inches or mm according to metadata.
A disabled control means the parent feature is disabled or the prerequisite geometry has not been created.
4. Step 1 —Patients
Identifiers, access, libraries and clinical classification.
Patient details table
Edit Patient ID, Patient name, Year of birth, Address, Case owner, Clinic, Branch, Doctor ID, Doctor and Notes directly in the row.
Share account…
Grant permissions to another account; delete existing tag with x button.
Send setup and design service
Submit patient/setup brief to design service after checking required fields and goals.
Upper / Lower manufacturer
Choose a separate company for each sign.
Upper / Lower library
Choose a specific library for each sign.
Gender
Female, Male or Other.
Race
Select demographic groups, including Not specified and Mixed / Multiple.
Angle classification
Class I, II or III.
Vertical facial pattern
Hypodivergent, Normodivergent or Hyperdivergent.
Lost teeth, extraction plan and treatment options.
Missing teeth
Select FDI not in the input tooth set; locked after completing the relevant arc.
Extraction teeth
Select the tooth to be extracted; selection is kept if tooth setup is reset.
Treatment plan
Select Alignment; close maximum/medium/minimum anchorage intervals; distalization/mesialization of the upper/lower jaw; subsidence/extrusion of anterior/posterior teeth.
Confirm missing teeth and extraction before segmentation. Late changes may invalidate the tooth list and posterior geometry.
5. Step 2 — Import Scans
Mandible entered in live photo.
Import receives mesh STL, PLY and OBJ. Do each arc; Check scale, direction, completeness and topology.
Import upper mesh
Load the upper jaw; mesh is copied/edited into the workspace.
Import lower mesh
Load mandibular STL, PLY or OBJ.
Upper / Lower
Select the arc being cut or positioned.
Apply trim
Apply a clipping border and keep the selected side.
Smooth trim more
Smoothen cutting edges.
Invert kept side
Change the holding side.
Show translate
Show/hide the jaw translation handle.
Show rotate
Show/hide rotating handle; can be shown with translation.
Wait to prepare; Avoid changing modes while Tray/Jig/hollow is being created.
Tray/Jig controls are missing
Confirm correct output mode.
Do not edit built-in libraries
Duplicate and then edit the copy.
Ca opened the wrong bracket
Install the correct library, reopen ZIP, verify identity.
Export error/invalid
Edit the mesh, remove support, turn off each seal and try again from the saved revision.
Save As error case before resetting segmentation, changing library or deleting base.
19. Keyboard and mouse quick reference
Ctrl+O
Open ZIP; in Library, import.
Ctrl+S
Save ca/definition/library.
Ctrl+Shift+S
Save As new ZIP.
Ctrl+N
Quit case; in Library, New.
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y
Undo / Redo.
Ctrl+E
Export; in Library, export library.
Ctrl+D
Duplicate library.
Ctrl+W
Close library.
Delete
Commit the selected face to the progressive removal area.
Shift + lasso clicks
Add vertices; Release Shift to close/select through the mesh.
Shift + support action
Let the support touch the bonding face/slot seal.
Terminology
Arch / FDI
Arch / two-digit tooth symbol.
Ideal setup
Final arrangement according to plan.
Original segmented
The base position is equal to the separated tooth/gum surface.
Original unsegmented
Original jaw surface before segmentation.
Raised base
Pad/offset under bracket.
Customized base
Patient-specific patch.
Slot seal
Slot closure geometry.
Wing undercut seal
Geometric filling of wing undercut.
Raft
Generic print base.
Sprue tree
The casting network connects the wax pattern to the main stem.
Elephant foot
First layer flared type; compensation offset bottom edge.
20. Final operational handover
Before moving to production, provide the saved InvisBrace case version, production files, library identifiers, output recipes, material/process assumptions, and approval records. Keep the clinical source ZIP separate from the derived export.
Reconstruction is not just STL. Save with ca ZIP, library ZIP, export settings, output files and approval notes.