Edit Your Images

Even great photos may need some tweaking to make them perfect! Here's a guide to editing images in Tops:

Editing Basics

1. Click the image from the import drawer to open.
2. Click Edit Image to activate the editing buttons.
3. Position the image, not the reference lines, to ensure image size consistency.
4. Remember: “Square between the eyes!” This means squaring up your image and placing the upper horizontal line directly between the eyes. Everything else is fine-tuning.
5. You can always discard changes or restore to the original (after saving) if you need a do-over.
6. Click Save Image when finished.

Portrait Smiling and Portrait Relaxed Lips

1. Click the Portrait Smiling photo.
2. Select the Square Up button. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image so the upper horizontal line bisects the eyes and the vertical line bisects the midline.
3. Rotate the image. Click and slide along the pink curved arrows.
4. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow. You want the lower horizontal line at the base of the nose and the black area from squaring the photo is no longer be visible.
5. Click Save Image.

Portrait Profile

1. Click the photo to begin.
2. Click the Square Up button.
3. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image until the upper horizontal line bisects the eyes.
4. Rotate the image. Click and drag on the pink curved arrow in the appropriate direction until the vertical line intersects the upper horizontal line at the temple.
5. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow until the lower horizontal line at the base of the nose and the black area from squaring the photo is no longer visible.
6. Click Save Image.

Maxillary Occlusal

1. Click the photo to begin.
2. Click the Square Up button.
3. Click the Flip Vertical button.
4. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image until the vertical line bisects the midline.
5. Rotate the image. Click and drag on the pink curved arrow until the upper horizontal line is between the 1st and 2nd bicuspids (dependent upon dentition and any missing teeth).
6. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow until the black area from squaring the photo is no longer visible, and the molar-to-molar arch form is visible. If you want thearch form bigger, zoom in closer.
7. Click Save Image.

Mandibular Occlusal

1. Click the photo to begin.
2. Click the Square Up button.
3. Click the Flip Vertical button.
4. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image until the vertical line bisects the midline.
5. Rotate the image. Click and drag on the pink curved arrow until the upper horizontal line is between the 1st and 2nd bicuspids (dependent upon dentition and any missing teeth).
6. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow until the black area from squaring the photo is no longer visible, and the molar-to-molar arch form is visible. If you want the arch form bigger, zoom in closer.
7. Click Save Image.

Frontal Intraoral

**Do not square

1. Click the photo to begin.
2. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image until the vertical line bisects the midline.
3. Rotate the image. Click and drag on the pink curved arrow until the upper horizontal line is at the occlusal plane.
4. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow until the lower vertical line is at a chosen gingival margin reference point, e.g. cuspid or incisor. Watch for recession, as you will use this point for the right and left buccal images for consistent sizing.
5. Click Save Image.

Right Intraoral

***Do not square

1. Click the photo to begin.
2. If you used buccal mirrors, click the Flip Horizontal button. If not, proceed to step 3.
3. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image until the vertical line bisects the upper cuspid.
4. Rotate the image. Click and drag on the pink curved arrow to fine-tune the placement of the upper horizontal line along the occlusal plane.
5. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow until the lower vertical line is at the gingival margin reference point you chose from the frontal shot.
6. Click Save Image.

Left Intraoral

***Do not square

1. Click the photo to begin.
2. If you used buccal mirrors, click the Flip Horizontal button. If not, proceed to step 3.
3. Position the image. Click on the image and drag the image until the vertical line bisects the upper cuspid and the upper horizontal line is at the occlusal plane.
4. Rotate the image. Click and drag on the pink curved arrow to fine-tune the placement of the upper horizontal line along the occlusal plane.
5. Resize the image. Click and slide along the horizontal pink arrow until the lower vertical line is at the gingival margin reference point you chose from the frontal shot.
6. Click Save Image.