We’re excited to kick off 2026 with a major CADflow Desktop App release focused on speed, control, and automation for dental labs. This update introduces a fully customizable file-suffixing system that makes it effortless to track exactly which files have been processed by CADflow. By appending clear, consistent identifiers (like _CADflow) directly to your output filenames, you can streamline case management, eliminate extra clicks, and maintain a clean, traceable link between input and processed files, removing thousands of unnecessary clicks across thousands of entries for some labs.
You’ll also get our first release of automatic removable die generation, a new composable “Upload Checklist” workflow for smarter profile management, refreshed metal parameters, and a streamlined configuration experience, together delivering a faster, more automated, and more scalable CADflow experience for your team.
🎛 File Suffixing
- File Suffixing: if you've been manually renaming files after CADflow processing, we've got the update for you.
- Fully customizable option to add strings (e.g., _CADflow, _Processed) to your output .stl filenames.
🔍 The "Upload Checklist" & Composable Modifiers
- New advanced interface accessible via the dropdown on the Upload Cases button to apply Modifiers to specific cases and avoid sorting each individual case into a new profile when only one (or a few) parameters need to be adjusted.
- Modifiers: Create stackable parameter sets (e.g., "Heavy Blockout," "Extra Height," or "Tight Retention") to drastically reduce your total number of primary profiles.
🦷 Brand New Features
- Automatic Removable Die Generation (Beta)
- New extraction tool for full-arch or quadrant scans.
- Auto-Identify: The system can automatically identify the prep site and produce a removable die.
- Crop to Distance: Optional setting to crop the model to a specific distance from the prep site (defaults to 15mm)
🦷 Revised Metal Parameter Form
- Refreshed UI for more flexible parameter combinations and new features.
- Expanded support for Bar & Bondable extensions and addition of parameter control for buccal extensions in parameter profile forms.
- Added support for Ditching and expanded slider controls on the returned model with metal appliance.
🎛 Refreshed Configuration Menu
- Simplified tabbed navigation with new tooltips and real-time output file examples.
🔍 Inspector
- Redone Trimpath Editing and "Drawing" feature for .pts trimpaths ✍️
- New click-and-drag functionality allows you to "draw" a path continuously versus previously adjusting individual points.
- New strokes are smoothly incorporated into the existing trimpath.
- Improved Path Drag editing with adjustable Radius, and Falloff.
- Intaglio Surface Freezing ❄️
- New toggle located in the Material Settings (teardrop icon) menu.
- Locks the intaglio surface during splint and nightguard sculpting to prevent accidental mesh corruption.
🛠️ Bug Fixes & Enhancements
- Label Extraction: Resolved an issue affecting label placement and accuracy.
- Various small bug fixes and general performance enhancements.
🔭 Coming Soon to CADflow
We’re already testing new features for the next release:
- Space Mouse Support in the Inspector.
- Improved Parameter/Modifier Editing Experience for faster profile management.
- Additional Heatmap & Stats Display in the Inspector.
- Scanner Portal Integrations for a more seamless data workflow.
At CADflow, we build for Dental labs. These updates come directly from conversations with partners who use our platform every single day, from splints technicians creating designs to owners reducing remake stress. We hope this release makes your work easier, more efficient, and even more accurate.
👉 Already using CADflow? Make sure your Desktop App is up to date to start using Version 2.3.2 today and reach out to our team for any questions on new features.
👉 New to CADflow? Reach out for a demo or test case, we’d love to show you how it works.
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