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title: " Importing Smilecloud Libraries into Exocad"
url: "https://learn.smilecloud.com/en/article/importing-smilecloud-libraries-into-exocad"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-07-10T13:46:33.627Z"
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#  Importing Smilecloud Libraries into Exocad

Preserve morphology with Maximum predictability.

You or your dentist created a beautiful smile design in Smilecloud, and now it’s time to bring that vision into 3D using Exocad. This guide walks you through the process of importing your custom, **Patient-specific** library and setting it up for further dental CAD design.

## ✅ Step 1: Download Your Smilecloud Library

After completing your smile design on Smilecloud:

-   Click on **Export**.

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-   Choose the **"Separate Files"** option and **Download** (this will download a ZIP file containing STL models of the designed teeth).
-   Save the file to a location where you can easily find it, such as your Desktop or a project folder.

> 💡 **Important:** The file is a `.zip` archive — make sure to extract it (right-click → "Extract All" or use your preferred unarchiving tool) **before using it in Exocad**.

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## ✅Step 2: Create a New Exocad Order

Set up your order as usual, selecting the arch and restoration types -> then, import the upper and lower scans.

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## ✅Step 3: Place a Generic Library First

Before loading the Smilecloud library:

-   Choose any **generic Exocad library tooth** and place it on the arch.
-   This initializes the arch and makes it ready for custom teeth to be loaded.

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## ✅Step 4: Switch to Expert Mode

## ✅Step 5: Load the Custom Smilecloud Library

-   From Expert mode on the bottom bar
-   Select **“Load custom model teeth”** from the context menu.

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-   Navigate to the folder where you unzipped your Smilecloud library.
-   To see STL files, **type** **\*.stl** **on your keyboard** in the filename field. Exocad defaults to **.eoff** files, so this forces it to show **.stl.**

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## ✅Step 6: Import and Arrange the Library Teeth

-   **Select all the STL files** representing individual teeth.
-   Click **Open**.

> ⚠️ **Note:** The teeth will likely appear scattered or misaligned at first.

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### Positioning:

-   You will need to **manually position** each tooth:
-   Align them to your scan data.
-   Consider **biological constraints**, **function**, and **occlusion**.

Use the tools provided in Expert Mode to rotate, move, and fine-tune the placement.