Dental CAD/CAMThe CAD part, chairside

Chairside dental CAD/CAM: Circle One handles the design.

You keep your scanner and your machine. Circle One receives your scans, designs the prosthesis and generates the manufacturing files, in your browser. Compatibility

  • 1 credit per prosthetic tooth
  • No subscription
  • ISO 13485
Works with the equipment you already own
Shining 3D · Alliedstar · DEXIS · IRIS · VHF · Amann Girrbach · Rapid Shape · Formlabs · Asiga
Réception des scans intra-oraux dans Circle One
Reception
Scans in 1 click
Or STL, PLY import
Design
Automatic design proposal
Files
Tailored to your machine
Mill or 3D printer
Quick answerUpdated November 2026 · 4 min read

What is dental CAD/CAM?

Dental CAD/CAM (computer-aided design and manufacturing) links three steps: the optical impression, the design of the prosthesis and its production by milling or 3D printing. Circle One covers the middle part: it receives the scans, designs the prosthesis or prostheses and generates the manufacturing files.

Read the design guide in the Help Center
Key facts
Covered by Circle One
Scan reception, design, manufacturing files
Not covered
Impression taking, milling, printing
Prostheses
Crown, inlay, onlay, overlay, veneer
Price
1 Circle Credit per prosthetic tooth
Certification
ISO 13485
What Circle One covers

Three CAD/CAM steps, between your scanner and your machine

Circle One replaces neither your scanner nor your machine: it links the two.

Outside Circle One

Impression taking

Your intraoral scanner

The Circle One scope
  • 01 · Scan reception: in 1 click from a partner scanner, or file import
  • 02 · Prosthesis design: automatic proposal, then refinement
  • 03 · Manufacturing files: generated for your machine and your material
Outside Circle One

Manufacturing

Your mill or 3D printer

In detail

What Circle One does at each step

01 · Reception

Scan reception

Cases arrive from Shining 3D, Alliedstar or DEXIS in one click. For other scanners, drop your STL or PLY files.

Expected files
  • Maxillary and mandibular
  • Bite recommended
  • Pre-op optional
Réception des scans
02 · Design

Design of the prosthesis or prostheses

Teeth identification, margin line and insertion axis proposed, automatic modeling, then refinement with the smart tools.

Included
Conception des prothèses
03 · Files

Manufacturing file generation

A case summary, then files tailored to your machine and your material.

Delivery
Fichiers de fabrication
Who does what

What Circle One does, what your equipment does

CAD/CAM step
Circle One
Your equipment
Optical impression
–
✓
Scan reception
✓
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Prosthesis design (CAD)
✓
–
Manufacturing file generation
✓
–
Milling or 3D printing
–
✓
Finishing, staining, firing
–
✓
Interactive demo

Design a crown with us, click by click

Crown: from scan to files.

Go further: Crown design · Chairside software

Help Center

Guides to get started

Créer votre compte
Video

Create your account

Create your account in a few clicks and log in.

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Associer votre scanner
Video

Pair your scanner

Link your scanner once, then send your scans in one click.

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Créer un cas
Guide

Create a case

From scan to export, step by step.

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Dental CAD/CAM: your questions

Does Circle One replace my scanner or my mill?

No. Circle One receives the scans from your scanner and sends the files to your machine. It handles the design, not the impression or the production.

Shining 3D, Alliedstar and DEXIS in one click, and every other intraoral scanner via STL or PLY files. Compatibility

1 Circle Credit per prosthetic tooth, no subscription. Circle Credits

No. The proposal is automatic and the refinement uses sliders, manipulators and brushes. The chairside software in detail

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Design your first crown chairside.

Create your account in a few clicks. No subscription.

1 credit = 1 prosthetic tooth · No subscription · ISO 13485

*Average adjustment time after the automatic design proposal, measured in internal tests.

Chairside design, from 5 credits for $25

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