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Maxim3D
Workbench

A fast, visual guide to the Workbench flow. Use it to discover features, confirm a step, and return to lens design without digging through a traditional manual.

Build 147SOP-M3D-WB-001Updated August 2026
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Quick start
01 · Start here

The Workbench flow

Workbench is designed to follow the order of a real consultation. Most controls explain themselves. This guide highlights the flow and the features that save the most time.

Select eye
Load or enter lens
Apply optics
Modify geometry
Review live sag
Generate reports
Copy to FP
Patient Workbench showing OD complete and OS active
The Patient Workbench keeps one eye active while the fellow eye remains visible as a compact reference.
Core idea: one patient, two eyes, one uncluttered workspace.
02 · Patient workflow

Work with both eyes without crowding the screen

OD and OS are stored independently. Select the eye you want to edit; the full workspace stays the same size while the other eye remains available for comparison.

  1. Select OD or OS.
  2. Complete or pause the active eye at any point.
  3. Switch eyes from the Patient Workbench or eye selector.
  4. Generate a single-eye note or a combined patient report when both eyes are ready.
OS engineering workspace with OD reference available
The active eye receives the full engineering workspace. The fellow eye is preserved, not squeezed into a second editor.
03 · Starting lens

Load a trial lens

Choose the diagnostic system first. Once inside a library, every useful identifier stays visible so you can find the lens from whatever information the doctor provides.

Trial lens library selector for Maxim3D, SmartLens Pro, and EasyFit
Choose the catalog the doctor is using: Maxim3D, SmartLens Pro, or EasyFit.
Maxim3D Trial Lens Finder
Search Maxim3D by diameter, BC, power, sag, or optic zone.
EasyFit Trial Lens Finder
The same finder behaves consistently across every diagnostic system.
  1. Click Load trial lens.
  2. Choose the diagnostic system.
  3. Filter by diameter when known.
  4. Search using any value the doctor gives you.
  5. Click Load.
Fast search: enter 16.4, 7.50, −4.00, 5.35, or 9.0. Workbench searches all relevant fields at once.
04 · Starting lens

Enter a custom lens

When no library lens applies, select the eye and design mode, then enter the current lens in FocalPoints order. Workbench preserves this baseline while the working design evolves.

Blank quadrant-specific custom lens entry
Start with the eye and design mode, then enter BC, Rx, diameter, OZ, zones, widths, offset, and optional FP reference sag.
Loaded initial lens reference
A complete initial lens remains visible as the reference design.
  • Symmetric: one value mirrors globally.
  • Dual Meridian: 0° mirrors 180° and 90° mirrors 270°.
  • Quadrant Specific: all four meridians are independent.
05 · Optical adjustment

Apply over-refraction and rotation

Enter the OR exactly as received, choose the vertex distance, and describe the observed marker position from the examiner's slit-lamp point of view.

Optical adjustment entry with clock-position rotation
The small rotation diagram translates clock position or degrees into a consistent slit-lamp observation.
Applied optical change summary
After applying, Original Rx, Entered OR, Applied Rx, offset, and orientation action remain available for review or undo.
  1. Enter sphere, cylinder, and axis.
  2. Use 12 mm when spectacle vertexing is required; use 0 mm when the OR is already vertexed.
  3. Enter rotation by clock position, degrees, or marker angle.
  4. Review the revised optical Rx and orientation action.
  5. Apply the optical changes.
Report wording: “Final prescription compensated for observed lens rotation.” Vertex compensation appears only when it was applied.
06 · Engineering workspace

Modify the lens

The workspace converts micron-based design intent into FocalPoints radii while keeping the starting radius, new radius, achieved sag change, total sag, and on-eye location visible.

Engineering workspace with geometry adjustments and live sagittal profile
Use + to add sag and − to remove sag. Green indicates increased sag; red indicates decreased sag.

BC Adjust

Changes central sagittal depth and updates the final BC and optical power.

Peripheral Cornea

Controls the mid-peripheral relationship outside the optic zone.

Limbal Zone

Adjusts limbal clearance and alignment.

Landing Zone

Changes haptic alignment. Doctor notes translate this to Loosen or Tighten.

Total Sag

Shows the predicted final sagittal depth for each on-eye meridian.

Final FP Values

Displays the final offset and calculated reference sag at the end of the workflow.

Remember: Workbench and FocalPoints may report slightly different absolute sag values because their calculation methods differ. Compare the requested and achieved design changes first.
07 · Guardrails

Fix an input error quickly

Workbench highlights invalid entries instead of silently leaving the workspace blank. Curve values must be numeric and between 4.00 and 18.00 mm.

Invalid radius values highlighted red
Invalid values are outlined in red, allowing the typo to be found before calculations continue.
  • Check red fields first when the workspace does not load.
  • Confirm required widths and zone values are complete.
  • Correct the value and continue; no restart is required.
08 · Communication

Generate the right report

Doctor Note

Fast clinical summary using anatomical language, final Rx, fit changes, sagittal profile, orientation, and follow-up.

Patient Doctor Report

OD and OS in one report with one shared Orientation and Follow-Up section.

Engineering Log

Exact optical and geometric record for consultants, manufacturing, and troubleshooting.

Doctor-facing design changes

Peripheral Cornea ▼ Inferior Nasal & Superior Temporal -50 µm ▲ Superior Nasal +50 µm ▲ Inferior Temporal +75 µm Limbal Zone ▼ Inferior Nasal & Inferior Temporal -25 µm Landing Zone Loosen Temporal & Nasal 25 µm Tighten Superior & Inferior 25 µm

Calculated Sagittal Profile

Highest 5.474 mm 112° and 292° (Superior and Inferior) Lowest 5.212 mm 22° and 202° (Temporal and Nasal) Difference 261 µm
Use the Doctor Note for clinical communication. Use the Engineering Log when the exact input meridian, on-eye location, rounding result, or remapping must be preserved.
09 · Speed

Use the FocalPoints-style keyboard flow

Enter moves forward through active inputs; Shift+Enter moves backward. Existing values select automatically so they can be replaced without extra keystrokes.

KeyWhat it does
EnterAccepts the current value, recalculates, and moves to the next active field.
Shift + EnterMoves backward.
TabUses the same input-only order and skips +/− controls.
Focus an inputSelects its existing value for immediate replacement.
Eye selection → Initial lens → Optical changes → BC adjust → Peripheral Cornea 0/90/180/270 → Limbal Zone → Landing Zone
10 · Finish

Complete the case

  1. Review BC, power, diameter, OZ, offset, zone radii, widths, and final sag profile.
  2. Copy the Doctor Note or Patient Doctor Report.
  3. Copy the Engineering Log when a technical record is needed.
  4. Copy the new lens into FocalPoints.
  5. Use Clear Page at the bottom of the workflow to begin the next patient.
Clear Page asks for confirmation, clears both eye states, and returns focus to OD/OS selection.
11 · Quick answers

Troubleshooting

What you seeWhat to check
Workspace does not loadLook for red fields. Confirm curve values are 4.00–18.00 mm and required widths are complete.
Axis field is skippedConfirm cylinder is non-zero. Enter advances to axis only when axis is required.
OR was already vertexedEnter vertex distance as 0 mm.
Rotation seems reversedEnter the observation from the examiner's slit-lamp point of view and confirm Left/Right before applying.
FocalPoints sag differsVerify diameter, OZ, widths, offset, and reference sag. Small absolute differences are expected.
Trial lens is missingChoose the correct library and search by any known value.