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Fabrication Alignment

Fabrication Alignment

Overview

Fabrication Alignment sets the socket’s alignment relative to the Distal End Connector (DEC).

Video Tutorial

Tool Structure

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Tool Utility Bar

Align

Click Align to display the Tilt tools.

  • Coronal tilt
  • Sagittal tilt
  • Rotate

Use single + / − for 1° and double ++ / −− for 10° adjustments.

Reset

Reset Fabrication Alignment adjustments to the Design History or zero.

Tool Body

Translate (mm)

Translate the socket relative to the DEC puck in:

  • Anterior–Posterior
  • Lateral–Medial
  • Inferior–Superior

Use single + / − for 1 mm and double ++ / −− for 10 mm adjustments.

Distal End Connector

Set the puck to match the connector being installed.

  • DEC Model: select a Commercial Off The Shelf model.
  • DEC Pocket Size: customize the size of the DEC
    • DEC Height (mm): set connector height.
    • DEC Diameter (mm): set connector diameter.
    • Clearance (mm): set clearance when integrating the DEC.
  • Connector opacity (%): adjust opacity to review distal limb position relative to the DEC.

How to Use

  1. Enter the Fabricate workflow and locate the DEC puck, which starts touching the most distal end of the socket.
  1. In Fabrication Alignment, click Align to open the Tilt tools.
  1. Adjust tilt as needed:
      • Coronal tilt
      • Sagittal tilt
      • Rotation
      • Single + / − changes by 1°; double ++ / −− changes by 10°.
  1. Verify alignment using the snap to views to move the socket.
  1. Use Translate to position the socket relative to the puck:
      • Anterior–Posterior (AP) and Medial–Lateral (ML) move the socket with respect to the puck.
      • Inferior–Superior (IS) moves the puck with respect to the socket.
  1. In the Distal End Connector section, set puck dimensions to match the connector:
      • Select a Commercial Off The Shelf model from the drop-down, if available.
      • If the connector is not listed, adjust Height and Diameter manually.
  1. Adjust Connector opacity to review distal limb position relative to the DEC, then refine alignment as needed.
  1. If integrating the DEC into the socket, Clearance adjustments can be used to allow easier lock insertion depending on fabrication method.
      • No visuals will change. Clearance is applied when Integrate DEC is selected when Setting up for Fabrication Export Settings.
 
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