Week 1
Setup and training
Desktop setup and team training. Duration depends on the clinic; ≤8 hours is a talking target, not a published average.
The machine does the routine engineering; the human makes the clinical decision.
HomeHow It Works
Design lives in the Clonify desktop app. Below are the cranial, socket and splint workflows. The web panel is for managing your clinic.
System suggestedClinician approved
The actual steps on desktop
The lists below are the actual desktop steps. Not a four-box slogan.
Head Socket Analyses
Head analysis (HSC)
The scan is imported, aligned to the anatomical plane, sliced, photographed and compared with a previous scan. The PDF report comes from this workspace.
- 1
Import
A PLY/STL head scan is loaded; smoothing, densification and hole/shell repair run in this step.
- 2
Head Alignment
The model is aligned to the anatomical plane. Ear landmarks are the reference for later trim and helmet lines.
- 3
Head Slicer
CVAI, cephalic index, circumference and diameters are measured on Z slices. Sample report: CVAI 6.1% · CI 87.6% · CVA 8.6 mm · circ. 438.1 mm.
- 4
Cranial Photo Capture
Clinical photographs are bound to the same file as the scan and embedded in the report.
- 5
Head Comparison
Two scans side by side: anthropometry, asymmetry, volume and a live slice. The PDF report is produced here.
Head Socket Design
Helmet design (HSD)
From the aligned scan: target shape, clearance, shell, assembly and STL export. Deformity type is not a separate step; CVAI/CI are measured in the helmet-design step.
- 1
Import
The same scan file is opened for helmet design.
- 2
Head Alignment
Alignment from analysis is kept or repeated.
- 3
Cranial
The current head is measured. A future head is built from target CVAI/CI; the helmet inner surface stays at least 10 mm outside the scan (growth allowance).
- 4
Zone / Clearance
Active (1.5–2.5 mm) and passive (6–8 mm) clearance bands are applied to the target shape.
- 5
Shell / Offset
Liner inner-surface offset and an editable trim loop. The cut is separate: Apply Crop.
- 6
Assembly
Hole, lid and hinge tools in one step, tabbed.
- 7
Validate / Export
Fit check, orthotist approval, clinical report and STL export.
AFO
AFO (3D-print line)
Steps of the desktop AFO workspace for 3D printing. The CNC line is a separate variant (mold).
- 1
Import
The lower-leg scan is loaded.
- 2
Alignment
The model is aligned to the reference axes.
- 3
Toe rotation
Foot/toe orientation is adjusted on the scan.
- 4
Toe cap
Toe-cap geometry is added.
- 5
Crop
Unwanted regions are cropped.
- 6
Sculpt
The surface is raised or carved with a brush.
- 7
Grow
The surface is thickened into a solid.
- 8
Edge flare
Edges are flared outward and softened.
- 9
Strap slot
Strap channels are cut.
- 10
Holes
Ventilation / connection holes.
- 11
Volume
Volume and thickness check.
- 12
Export
The finished model is exported as a file or report.
Insoles
Insoles
Steps of the desktop Insoles workspace.
- 1
Import
The foot scan is loaded.
- 2
Insole region
Metatarsal and heel regions are selected.
- 3
Crop
Insole bounds are cropped.
- 4
Insole shell
The insole shell is built.
- 5
Sculpt
The surface is edited with a brush.
- 6
Export
The production file is exported.
Transparency
Which steps are automatic, which decisions stay with the clinician?
In medical software, trust starts with not hiding what is automated. Every row in this table is how the product works today.
Autonomous
Head alignment
Seated on the anatomical plane; the clinician can review and correct.
Autonomous
Slicing and measurement
CVAI, CI, circumference and diameters automatic on Z slices. Sample report: CVAI 6.1% · CI 87.6%. Does not diagnose.
Autonomous
Comparison and PDF report
Two scans side by side; anthropometry and slice. The report leaves this step.
Semi-autonomous
Target head and growth allowance
The future head and helmet inner surface are built from target CVAI/CI and a 10 mm allowance; sliders stay with the clinician.
Semi-autonomous
Clearance and trim line
Active 1.5–2.5 mm, passive 6–8 mm. Trim loop is edited; the cut is separate (Apply Crop).
Always human
Regional shaping
Regional shaping is a clinical decision; the software gives millimetric tools.
Always human
Approval and STL
After the fit check, no production file leaves without orthotist approval.
Always human
Diagnosis
A classification suggestion exists (plagio/brachy/scapho); diagnosis belongs to the physician.
Transition
Transition plan (a target, not a measured SLA)
Weeks 2–3
Parallel production
The plaster flow is not shut down; selected cases run both methods side by side.
Week 4
Digital line as primary candidate
The team starts designing unassisted. Remote co-design for the first devices can be arranged.
If you have no printer
The approved STL goes to the clinic printer. If you don't have one, the file is sent to partner production and the device is delivered to your clinic.
See the process on your own case
Bring a scan of your own patient to the demo; let's walk the four steps together.