Main Menu

Click the Menu button on the top left corner to open the main menu.

New Project

Create a new project.

Open Project

Open an existing project file or load a project file and combine with the current project.

Project files have an file extension .chitubox . Please make sure not to mix them with 3D model files or slice files.

Save Project

Save all or selected models to a .chitubox project file.

Open

Open project file, load in 3D model file or slice files.

WARNING

Please note that .ctb files are the final slice file that can only be used for printing in most cases. Please do not perform 3D model manipulations on these files. Slice files only support some non-modeling operations such as exposure time, platform move speed and pixel editing(only in CHITUBOX Pro).

Export Model

Export all or selected models (including supports).

You can export models in any of the supported formats, allowing you to share models with other users or use them with other 3D modeling software.

Recently Opened

Open projects files and 3D model files that have been successfully opened in the software.

Account

Open Personal Center and manage your authorization.

Community

Visit the official CHITUBOX community, where you can interact with other users using our software, access latest news, new versions and updates.

Welcome to join the community and create endless possibility with CHITUBOX!

Feedback

You can submit any ideas, suggestions and feedback about CHITUBOX to our development team.

Language

Users can select the displayed language based on their needs.

Currently supported languages includes: German, English, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Turkish, Spanish, Czech, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

Help

Check for Updates

Check if the current software version needs updates and display update logs for different versions.

Update Log

Display software update log information.

Update Language

Reset software language to factory settings.

Factory Settings

Restore factory settings. This helps you to resolve any software issues or reset the program.

Export Configuration

Export current machine settings to a .cfgx file. This function helps to backup print configurations or share your configuration with other users.

Import Configuration

Choose a .cfg or .cfgx file and import to the current machine settings. This function helps to restore print settings or use print settings shared by other users.

About CHITUBOX

Check software information, including current version number, copy right information and more. This window helps you to know version of the currently running software and ensure it is up to date.

Quality Improvement

Participate in the quality improvement plan. Check and see what data CHITUBOX is collecting and how the data is used.

Open Log Path

Visit the folder containing log files.

Windows: C:\Users\Support\AppData\Local\Temp\CHITUBOX Pro\log
Mac: Open Terminal from Finder. In the Terminal window, type the command "echo $TMPDIR" and press Enter. This will generate the path to the temporary directory where your logs are stored.

Open Finder, then go to the Macintosh HD disk. Press Shift + Command + G to open the "Go to Folder" dialog.

Paste the log path you copied from the Terminal into the dialog box, then press Enter. This will open the temporary directory containing your app's log files.

Open Cache Path

Access the cache folder.

Windows: C:\Users\{user-name}\AppData\Local\chitubox2 0\Cache
Ubuntu: ~/.local/share/chitubox2_0/Log/chitubox2 0/Cache

NOTE

The cache of macOS can't be located for now as the its location is dynamic.

Open Config Path

Access the folder containing your printing configuration.

You can access the config folder of your printing configuration stored in CHITUBOX.

Windows: C:\Users\{user-name}\AppData\Local\chitubox2_0\Conf
Ubuntu: ~/.local/share/chitubox2_0/Conf

Open dmp Path

Access the folder containing the crash information.

You can access the dmp folder to get the crash information if the CHITUBOX Basic crashes.

Windows: C:\Users\{user-name}\AppData\Local\chitubox2_0\Cache\dmp

NOTE

No dmp folder is available on macOS as there will be an error pop-up on MacOS when app crashes. Ubuntu doesn't support creating dmp folder for now.

User Manual

Read CHITUBOX user manual.

Plugins

Manage software plugins. You can import or export plugins to support printers that are not natively supported by CHITUBOX.

Brand	Plugin
Nova 3D	Nova 3D
Longer	Orange 4K for Windows Orange 10 for Windows Orange 30 for Windows Orange 4K for macOS Orange 10 for macOS Orange 30 for macOS

After downloading the plugin, You can go to the Main Menu > Help > Plugin to open the plugin window and import the plugin file.

Correct Translation

Correct translation errors.

Shortcut

Check and manage shortcuts.

Settings

General settings for CHITUBOX Pro.

Appearance

Theme

There are three themes available: Light, Dark and Classic.

UI Display Scale

Change the size of displayed UI.

Model Projection

Turn on/off the display of model shadow projected onto the platform.

File

Slice File Thumbnail

Change the displayed view used for slice file thumbnails.

Default View

Default displayed view when starting up CHITUBOX.

Default Save Directory

Choose the default directory when saving files.

Default Open Directory

Choose the default directory when opening files.

Use same directory for saving and opening

When enabled, the saving directory will always be the same as the latest directory for opening files.

Model Naming

Automatically add suffixes to file names based on your choice, such as "#number", "hollowed", "repaired" and "mirrored".

Project File Rename

Combine Model Names: generate project file name by appending model file names based on the order of models loaded into the file.

Slice File Naming

Set rules for naming slice files.

Duplicate Name Replacement

Set the naming rule for conflicting file names.

Character Replacement

Some operating systems do not allow certain characters in filenames. Built-in characters will be used to automatically replace those characters with other characters.

Custom Character Replacement

Define custom character replacement rules.

System

Max Undo

This allows you to change the maximum number of undo operations that can be performed.

Function

Desktop Thumbnail Preview

Enable/disable Desktop Thumbnail Preview

Support Preview (for manual supports)

Enable/disable support preview during manual supports.

Support Auxiliary Line

Enable/disable support auxiliary line.

Enable/disable graphic tooltips.

Print Estimation Panel

Enable/disable print estimation panel at the bottom left corner.

Allow Raft Overlap in Collision Detection

When enabled, collision detection ignores support raft overlaps and will not generate warnings for them.

Support Hidden Angle

The angle between the view camera's axis and negative z axis of the print platform. Supports will be hidden when the angle is smaller than the set value.

Network Transmission Integrity Check

Enable/disable check for slice file integrity when sending files through network. When enabled, users will receive a notification when the file is incomplete.

Prompt for Model Generation when Loading Slice Files

Enable/disable prompt asking whether to reverse-generate model when loading in slice files.

Examples

Open example models come with the software.

Exit Software

Exit CHITUBOX Pro.

General Options

New Project: create a new project file.
Display Mode: supports Solid, X-Ray, Triangle Mesh and Wire Frame modes.

Options for Right-click on Models

Save: save the current project file.
Delete Model: delete currently selected models.
Replace Model: the option allows you to replace a supported model with a slightly different model without re-supporting it.
Select Model: allows you to select a model when the pointer is on an unselected model. You can also hold down the Ctrl key and click to select multiple models.
Deselect Model: allows you to deselect a model when the pointer is on an selected model.
Reverse Select: deselect currently selected models and select all unselected models.
Paste: copy and paste current model.
Move: open the Move tool panel. Input value to accurately move selected models or drag models to disired locations.
Rotate: open the Rotate tool panel and enable free rotation of selected models.
Scale: open the Scale tool panel to adjust model size.
Mirror: open the Mirror tool panel to choose mirror options for selected models.

Options for Right-click on Black Spaces in the Canvas

Select All: select all models.
Deselect All: deselect all models.
Delete All: delete all models.
Front View: switch to front view to observe models.
Back View: switch to back view to observe models.
Left View: switch to left view to observe models.
Right View: switch to right view to observe models.
Top View: switch to top view to observe models.
Bottom View: switch to bottom view to observe models.