A method for producing a first dental attachment part operative to engage an implant in a jaw bone or a second dental attachment part, the method comprising:
- arranging a holder on a turntable;
- selecting an insert member having a surface contact configuration of the implant or second dental attachment part, wherein the insert member is selected from a plurality of inserts having different surface contact configurations;
- arranging an insert member in or on the holder;
- arranging a model of an external shape of the first dental attachment part on the insert;
- determining orientation information of the model with respect to a scanner;
- rotating the turntable and simultaneously scanning the model of the external shape of the first dental attachment part at a scanning station;
- digitizing the scanned information;
- transmitting at least a portion of the digitized information and orientation information to a production station;
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- machining at the production station a blank having a contact configuration similar to the insert to reproduce the external shape utilizing the orientation information.