Use the release-specific source
The official Dental System requirements page currently contains separate sections for 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022. Its 2025 requirements are published as image tables. Use the table for the intended installed release and obtain written confirmation of the proposed configuration from 3Shape or the reseller.
This guide does not transcribe the image-only numerical tables. Large-lab recommendations and older scanner requirements should not be substituted for a release-specific minimum. A machine used for design, acquisition and database hosting needs all applicable requirements checked.
Assign every workstation a role
| Role | Questions for the supplier |
|---|---|
| CAD client | Release, modules, exact CPU/GPU/RAM and display requirements |
| Scanner station | Scanner model, acquisition software and connection requirements |
| Database/order host | Supported location, capacity, permissions and backup |
| Combined workstation | Simultaneous tasks and shared-resource support |
| Remote participant | Approved access method, licensing and support scope |
3Shape’s large-lab guidance recommends wired connections for scanner/server work and distinguishes local storage and networking responsibilities. These are architecture recommendations for that scope, not proof that a consumer NAS or remote connection is a supported live database.
Validate changes as a controlled migration
Before an upgrade, inventory scanner hardware, installed releases, plugins, order paths and license dependencies. Ask the supplier whether the intended release supports the entire configuration. Identify who restores the prior working state if the approved test fails.
Use an authorized practice order to check acquisition where applicable, opening, design save and the intended delivery step. Record exact versions and observed results. Backup planning belongs with the laboratory IT owner; a successful one-case test does not verify backup restoration or multi-user reliability.
Keep a dated confirmation with the purchase or change record. Review it again when a scanner, CAD release or host role changes, rather than carrying the same specification forward indefinitely.
Review boundary
Technical review pending — unverified locally. Unverified locally: Louie must validate terminology, actual workflow dependencies and practice-case applicability. Source review is not software or clinical validation.
Use these worksheets to make uncertainty visible. They do not authorize a clinical decision, repair, production release or unsupported software configuration. Preserve original records and record who approved each change.
Source notes
Primary documentation checked October 6, 2026. Software details describe the cited product documentation; the handoff frameworks and illustrative examples are original editorial guidance. Confirm current version and account requirements with the publisher.
Prepared by Pristine Dental Design · October 6, 2026. Guidance for professional case communication and review. Actual prescriptions, manufacturer requirements and receiving-team approvals govern design and production.