Patent ID: 11864969
Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A system for viewing three-dimensional (3D) dental elements, comprising:
a memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the computer-readable instructions to:
receive a dental data set including spatial information regarding presentation of dental elements in a virtual 3D space to be viewed on a user interface, the dental elements including a first dental element and a second dental element;
display the first dental element and the second dental element such that the first dental element is in front of at least a portion of the second dental element, the first dental element rendered with a transparency that allows at least a portion of the second dental element to be visible through the first dental element, wherein a first reference point is adhered to and movable with respect to the first dental element; and
receive input from a user to move a second reference point along a surface of the second dental element and adhered to the second dental element without changing the transparency of the first dental element such that the second reference point is viewable through the first dental element.