Clear aligner software
Clear aligner software from scan to printed model in one afternoon
GuideMia clear aligner software segments the scan, stages the movement, places the attachments and generates the aligner models or direct-print aligners automatically — on your own printer, in your own practice or lab.
Clear aligner software is judged on one thing: how much of the case it finishes before a person has to touch it. In GuideMia OrthoPlus, AlignerBot runs automatic segmentation, setup, staging, attachment placement, model generation and trim-path creation from a single click. A medium case is prepared in about a minute and planned, with a full set of aligner models, in about five. The designer's time goes to the decisions that need a designer.
The output is fabrication-ready on both manufacturing paths. Arch models per stage go to thermoforming; direct-print aligner geometry goes straight to a photopolymer printer, and OrthoPlus was the first clear aligner software to generate it automatically. Gingiva is morphed from the original scan rather than a smoothed approximation, which is what makes a direct-printed aligner seat at the margin. GuideMia OrthoPlus is FDA 510(k) cleared (K162850).
What the clear aligner software does
- One-click scan repair and AI tooth segmentation from any intra-oral or model scanner
- Automatic setup and staging with safety thresholds; IPR, extractions and expansion under your control
- Attachments sized and placed per movement, editable tooth by tooth
- Arch models for thermoforming and direct-print aligner geometry from the same plan
- Trim path, tags and laser-marking data for the production line; retainers from the final stage
- Batch processing of case folders and AlignerBot automation for a design queue
Aligner-in-an-hour
For a first-stage case in a clinic with a printer, this is the whole sequence.
01
Scan
Take the intra-oral scan. Any scanner; STL, PLY or OBJ.
02
Segment
Automatic repair and segmentation. Add the CBCT if you want roots and bone in the plan.
03
Stage
Automatic setup, staging and attachments. Review the animation with the patient in the chair.
04
Design
Generate the first-stage model or the direct-print aligner. Retainers come from the final stage when the case is done.
05
Make
Print in the practice or the lab, trim, deliver. The same plan is re-output when the case changes course.
Who uses GuideMia clear aligner software
Dental clinics
OrthoClic plans chairside and OrthoPlus produces the models. First-stage aligners can be delivered the same day; overflow cases route to a partner lab through Cympha with the plan attached.
Aligner labs
Batch automation, consistent staging regardless of designer, multi-scanner repair, production-line integration and direct-print accuracy at the gingival margin. The Lab Edition cookbook covers the setup.
Solo designers
No printer, no thermoformer, no premises. OrthoPlus and a Cympha account are the whole stack: clinics upload, you design, they fabricate.
The products
The clear aligner software itself, the chairside planner that feeds it, and the automation that runs it unattended.
GuideMia OrthoPlus
The clear aligner software: AlignerBot automation, aligner models and direct-print output, trim paths and laser marking. Monthly, annual or pay-per-case.
GuideMia OrthoClic
Chairside planning and patient presentation in minutes. Plans hand off to OrthoPlus or to a designer for the aligner design.
AlignerBot
Automatic aligner design running inside OrthoPlus and the Cympha case queue: cases come in, staged plans and review files come back for the doctor's approval.
Questions about clear aligner software
- Can the clear aligner software output direct-print aligners?
- Yes. OrthoPlus generates direct-print aligner geometry as well as arch models for thermoforming, from the same approved plan, and can produce both for a hybrid case.
- How long does a case take?
- For a medium-complexity case, OrthoPlus finishes preparation in about a minute and the treatment plan plus a set of aligner models in about five. Bracket placement and bonding-guide design take another two.
- Which scanners and printers does it work with?
- Any intra-oral or model scanner that exports STL, PLY or OBJ, and any printer that takes STL. There is no proprietary format and no tied consumable.
- Can a lab run the clear aligner software at production scale?
- Yes. Batch processing handles case folders unattended, trim paths and laser-marking data flow to the production line, and AlignerBot automates the design queue.
- Is it cleared for clinical use?
- GuideMia OrthoPlus is FDA 510(k) cleared under K162850 and is developed under an ISO 13485 certified quality system.
Cookbooks on this topic
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See it run on a real case
The training page has a full aligner case, start to finish. When you are ready, every OrthoPlus plan starts with a 15-day free trial.