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title: "Smilecloud Review"
url: "https://learn.smilecloud.com/en/article/smilecloud-review"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-05-20T08:28:55.240Z"
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# Smilecloud Review

Visualize, Evaluate, and Communicate in 3D

**Smilecloud Review** is a powerful tool designed for clinicians who want to overlay, visualize, and annotate multiple layers of 3D dental data.

## ✨ How to use Review

Here’s a quick overview of Review's core features:

### 🔹 Visualize Layered Data

Stack different 3D layers: 

-   scans
-   CBCTs
-   Designs, Guides, or any type of stl, obj or ply file.

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/n5vJsdTMWFE)

### Ready to Try It?

Access Review from the **Projects** panel inside your Smilecloud case. Simply add the layers you want to visualise and use the tools in the top-right corner to annotate, measure, and activate the heatmap.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f28bb189-ef7c-4470-ba40-fb0b0c875a5b)

-   Add 3D files to the scene

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/1dfb1fb4-c28e-4861-9d05-0c0830c82341)

### 🔹 Add 3D Annotations

Make notes directly on 3D models. Add comments, tags, and visual markers to communicate with your lab or collaborators, right on the model.

> **Example**: Annotate margin lines or correction areas on a crown design to avoid back-and-forths with your lab.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/514bfa3b-98b9-4677-98c5-4f41525f8e24)

### 🔹 Explore Cross Sections

Use cross-sectional views to assess the different layers in relation to eachother or simply visualise one layer at a time. Simply Double Click to activate the cross section.

### 🔹 Measure with a Double Click

Measure distances between any two points in 3D. Just double-click to measure.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/78c4df3e-3f92-4995-8378-bc315ff863a6)

### 🔹 Heatmap

With the heatmap activated, you can visualize the space between 2 layers, helping you identify pressure areas, or under-prepped regions.

> **Use Case**: Quickly identify if your prep has enough clearance for your technician’s restoration parameters.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/82007290-67a0-4261-8396-f91b82154d86)

### 🔹 Use as a Virtual Preparation Guide

Compare the pre-op scan with the lab’s design to evaluate your preparation. Save time and improve lab communication.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/10085d7a-5f1a-43d4-a367-73e9aa003fac)

### Prep Check Before Final Impression

**How do you ensure your prep is lab-ready before the patient leaves?**

**Steps:**

-   Add the **initial upper scan**.
-   Add the **Functional Design** provided by your lab.
-   Activate the **heatmap** to visualize material thickness.
-   Adjust settings to match the **required restoration space** (e.g., 400 for ceramics).

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/9e1c4a23-5b41-4090-a4eb-05d3c802bb06)