Optional · Blender 4.2+
Workstation kit
The academy is the class — atlas, CAD, seating, and occlusion run in the browser on a laptop or iPad. This Blender add-on is extra: the same 3PX tooth library and syllabus for a CAD lab that already has workstations, and for anyone who needs a real sculpt brush and an STL out to a mill.
- 1Open Blender 4.2 or newer (the lab standard for this course).
- 2Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install from Disk.
- 3Choose dental_merlin.zip. Enable Dental Merlin.
- 4In the 3D View, press N. Open the Merlin tab.
- 5Pick a Universal number, add that 3PX library tooth, or load the full 1–32 arch.
What it adds to Blender
3PX Universal 1–32 library
The same millimetre STLs as the atlas and CAD lab — all 32 teeth, named with Universal, FDI, and anatomy. Add one at the 3D cursor, or load the full arch in its original positions.
#3 and #19 chamfer preps
The maxillary first molar and mandibular first molar preparations from the CAD lab, so a workstation session can start on the same finish line the browser already taught.
Sculpt starter
One subdivision and sculpt mode on the selected library mesh — primary anatomy first, smooth last.
Margin curve
Places a cyclic bezier around the selected tooth at finish-line height so students can practice a closed trace.
FDI / Universal overlay
Sidebar readout of Universal, FDI, and the anatomical name for the active tooth.
Lesson browser
The D1/D2 syllabus lives in the N-panel so a seminar room does not need the browser.
Seminar note
The web labs are the same ideas without a GPU driver fight. Use Blender when the class is ready for real sculpt brushes and an STL export into a mill or a printer. Neither tool replaces a wet-hand prep — they make the language of the prep visible.
Enable the add-on per machine, or drop the zip on a shared lab image. It does not phone home. The meshes inside are the 3PX Universal 1–32 teaching library — the same teeth as this academy, ready to open beside 3PXCalibur.