B9 Dent CAM

New Features

• Printer Manager improvements

  • The Add to favorites star icon allows you to mark printers as favorited.

    • Favorited printers appear at the top of the printer list.

    • On launch, B9Create attempts to connect to each favorited printer, even if the printer was not picked up by the “Auto-detect printers on network” function. 

  • The Search bar allows you to filter the printer list and only show printers matching the entered name or IP address. Clear the search text to show all printers again.

  • The Printer settings icon opens a menu for configuring Printer Manager options.

    • “Clear favorite printers” unfavorites all currently favorited printers.

    • “Auto-detect printers on network” is enabled by default. It detects B9Creations printers on the same network as your computer and connects to them automatically.

    • “Use system proxy settings” is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave this enabled unless your IT has configured proxy settings that prevent you from accessing B9Creations printers.

  • If a printer is no longer connected but is either favorited or has been previously connected during your B9Create session, that printer will remain in the printer list with a Reconnect button, allowing you to easily attempt a reconnection.

  • The printer list is sorted alphabetically by printer name.

  • You can manually connect to a printer using its hostname, which identifies your printer on your network similar to an IP address. Hostname is derived from the printer's assigned Name and will be visible in a future firmware update for your printer.

• Auto Support and Auto Scaffold have a Cancel button to stop the operation without waiting for it to complete.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed: Box select only selected a support if the support's base was fully enclosed within the box selection.

• Fixed: When closing the auto support preset edit panel, a warning about losing unsaved changes was shown even when there were no unsaved changes.

• Fixed: In the auto support preset edit panel, toggling the Maxima or Grid checkbox off and then on did not properly assign a value to the Support Preset dropdown. Auto supporting using the preset could place malformed supports.

• Fixed: When a printer connected, occasionally the printer name was not populated.

• Fixed: Scaffolding selected supports could show an incorrect progress message.

• Fixed: B9Create could hang for up to 5 seconds after opening while printers were auto-detected.

• Fixed: For the B9 Model material, auto supporting a part using the Model indication generated supports. Now auto supporting a Model indication generates no supports, similar to how the Model Die indication behaves.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed: Auto support often did not use the correct support preset.

New Features

• The Scan2Print feature in B9 Dent CAM Professional automatically builds hollowed, printable models from dental scan STLs in one button click, no CAD required.
  • B9 Dent CAM automatically detects if an STL is a scan and performs several operations:
    • Edge smoothing
    • Base generation
    • Hollowing
    • Drain hole placement
    • Floor lattice generation
    • Text engraving
  • For the best results, use a well-captured scan that has been trimmed.
  • Click here to learn more about upgrading your license to B9 Dent CAM Professional.
• Support caps are optional objects that you can insert between the tip of your support and the part surface.
  • During support removal, the cap creates a positive artifact that can be filed down instead of a negative artifact that must be filled in. The support tip breaks away from the cap, and the cap remains attached to the part surface.
  • Add a support cap by selecting a support and changing the Cap Type.
  • Use the radius and penetration depth controls to fine tune your caps for optimal removal.