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title: "Create a Signature Design"
url: "https://learn.smilecloud.com/en/article/create-a-signature-design"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-04-30T10:54:44.423Z"
---

# Create a Signature Design

First Step

### Applicability: 

You want to visualize a wax-up or setup created in any specialized software, on the patient's face, and make a photo or video before-and-after rendering. 

### Flow: 

### **1\. Start from Your Dashboard**

Click on **Projects** to begin.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/da0af56f-c9ec-4fb6-befd-1a2ac2742a73)

### **2\. Select Signature Design**

In your Projects view, select **Signature Design** from the available workflows.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/1973d181-6184-4a80-8c24-5fe5de3b293c)

### **3\. Add the Portrait to the Stack**

From the **right-hand panel**, upload a **front-face portrait** that will be used to overlay your smile design -> click **Continue**

### **![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/fbc2a607-272c-44a8-8079-718ed68a5ed7)4\. Add Initial Upper**

Select your **Initial Upper scan** that **matches the current situation of the portrait.**

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/57fbf86a-1e12-42ff-9c15-a73c0622fd02)

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/b840484b-91f3-4125-ad74-4ccaab4866d0)

Signature design will automatically align your Initial Upper with the portrait you've added to the case. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/b08c8a54-8f63-4c91-857c-618b00afd4ee)

If you're not happy with the alignment, click back and manually align the Initial Upper with the portrait by providing 4 reference points. Once done click continue. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/21a6fda1-375f-480a-94ac-e6415ce1431b)

### **5\. Add Signature Upper**

Upload your **Signature Upper design** (wax-up or ortho setup from any other software) to review it in-face.

-   **If the wax-up was exported in the same position as your initial scan - Alignment is automatic.**
-   **If not, you can align it manually**

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/59a160a9-b8c0-46e1-9d24-d352c0ec4cb3)