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title: "Design - Library Controls"
url: "https://learn.smilecloud.com/en/article/design-library-controls"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-10-23T16:42:03.104Z"
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# Design - Library Controls

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-   **Click** on a tooth shape from the design to move with the mouse
-   Hold COMMAND or CTRL on your keyboard to rotate the tooth on its axis
-   Drag the **outer circle** to scale
-   Drag the **inner circle** to move on the horizontal axis

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/df79c96b-293f-4f91-9a4a-9686401c764c)

More tools are available in the design Menu:

-   Search for different shapes
-   Mirror the shape
-   Flip the shape
-   Export
-   Show / hide
-   Show / hide wireframe
-   Reset position changes and Shape changes

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/9a675905-6b21-4137-a361-b2c76da69fc1)

Changes to the 3D shape, size or position are rendered on the portrait, and vice versa. Changes to the portrait design will be visible in 3D

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/adb62c9a-d85b-4586-a525-a225b1f1b07e)

#### Align tools

When the align function is selected on Structure, the align tool menu is on the right side. Show or hide the selected teeth from the slider

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/19d41862-b9df-4d64-b1cc-2cafdf279d8e)

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/ae64148e-67f2-4965-a649-b08f8ce76912)

Align Tooth Controls: Click on a tooth marked for Align to move. Drag from the arrow or the circle.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/9bd2fbe2-cc4b-4ee4-bcc4-3c279d1f2973)

Additional tools are on the right side to reset position, shape and show/hide wireframe.

If in structure both **Align** and **Reshape** are selected, the patient tooth can be moved to match the new library shape in design - and visualise the changes on the portrait.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/7f40abfb-f50c-4d50-8f6c-560819e64140)

To move the patient tooth or the library tooth -> use the Reshape / Align toggle

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/341afe89-5873-4453-826f-c024c994e97f)

## Export Blueprint as STL to your computer

-   Export as combined or separate files.
-   Choose which objects you wish to export

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f79f58e0-d343-4ad2-9183-ff8832ff9d14)

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/1d393f50-9c06-43af-9c10-9683145fa560)

## Save Blueprint

Click on the X to save and close the Blueprint

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/732f48ed-09f7-4ee6-95f9-4064ba763ec7)

## Blueprint Project Options

From the Project section you have different options for managing the Blueprint:

-   Rename
-   Share with Patient
-   Duplicate *( creates a copy )*
-   Lock *( prevents other members to make changes )*
-   Set as Case Cover
-   Delete

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/5a7f5f92-4adf-4008-b10a-aa7df32b1f16)

## Video Simulation

Create a before-and-after presentation, or generate a video from the before and after pictures

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/30ddc0a3-b072-4a84-b060-e1a14926e8cb)