¶ 1. Software acquisition and installation
¶ 1.1 Obtained from the random USB flash drive
¶ Take out the USB flash drive from the printer box you received, connect it to the computer, find the installation package (windows and Mac OS), and install it.
- Pay attention to the selection of the installation path during the installation process.
- Click Next during the installation process to install successfully.
- If no special operations are required, the software will automatically start after the installation is completed.
¶ 2.2 Right-click the desktop shortcut and click ‘Open’ in the pop-up box
¶ 3.1 Click the selection box below ‘Printer’ and then click ‘Add’
¶ 3.2 Find the ‘Halot play’ model and click ‘Add’. After the addition is successful, the ‘Halot play’ model will be displayed on the printer.
¶ 4.1 Left-click the selected model file from the folder and drag it to the Halot Box software to import it
- Halot Box software can import model file formats: .stl; .obj; .3mf; .ply.
¶ 4.2 Click the ‘Open File’ icon in the software, select the file location, select the file to be imported, and click ‘Open’ to import.
- If you need to import multiple selections, you can select files by box, hold down alt+left-click the files, and shift to import multiple selection files in the area.
¶ 5. Print exposure parameter selection and settings
- The parameter configuration box on the right side of the software interface contains the printing exposure parameters. The exposure parameters of Creality 3D photosensitive resin consumables have been pre-installed for users to choose.
- Double-click the parameter name to preview the content of the parameter. (Note: The pre-installed configuration cannot be modified. If you need to modify it, please add the configuration and modify it)
- Click the ‘+’ below the parameter configuration box to add a new configuration, and the parameter setting box will pop up.
- Users can configure printing parameters according to the resin they purchased and selected. (If you choose Creality 3D photosensitive resin consumables, you can directly use the pre-installed exposure parameter configuration for printing)
- The function buttons below the parameter configuration box are from left to right: add; modify; delete.
- Layer thickness: Layer the model into slices with a set thickness in the Z-axis direction. Theoretically, the smaller the layer thickness, the better the details of the printed model. The default recommended layer thickness is 0.05mm.
- Printing lifting height: During the printing process, after printing a layer, the printing platform is raised by the set distance. Used to separate the model from the bottom of the trough so that the resin can re-cover the entire trough space.
- Motor speed: After printing a layer, the printing platform will be raised and lowered once. The set value is the motor running speed during raising and lowering.
- Light-off delay: After printing a layer, the printing platform will rise and fall once. After falling, you need to wait a few seconds for the resin flow to stop. The set value is the waiting time.
- Initial exposure: During the printing process, the first few layers are the bottom layer, and the setting value is to set the exposure time for the layers of the bottom layer separately.
- Number of bottom exposure layers: The setting value is to set the initial number of layers in this print as the bottom layer.
- Print exposure: During the printing process, all layers except the bottom part are called regular layers. This setting value is to set the exposure time of each layer of the regular layer.
- Model library: After logging into Creality Cloud, you can download models from the model library and import them into the software for slicing and printing.
- Translation: Control the position of the model within the platform, and move the model along the X, Y, and Z axes.
- Rotation: Control the placement angle of the model in the platform, and rotate the model along the X, Y, and Z axes.
- Scaling: Control the size of the model. You can scale the model as a whole, or scale the model in one or two directions along the X, Y, and Z axes.
- Clone: Clone a selected model
- Automatic layout: Automatically layout everything in the scene and place the models on the platform at a certain distance.
- Open the file: Select the model file imported to the computer and import it into the software.
- Open the project: select the project file (.cx3d) exported by Halot Box and export the software
3. Historical models: Displays models that have been previously imported into Halot Box, and can be re-selected for import.
4. Undo: Undo the previous operation
5. Redo: Redo the operation undone in the previous step
6. Drilling: Drill holes into the model
7. Hollowing: Turn a solid model into a model with a hollow interior according to the set wall thickness.
8. Cutting: Split the model according to X, Y, Z or custom sections. After splitting, you will get a model with two sides of the section.
9. Engraving: Customize text and add text content to the model, which can be convex or recessed
10. Measurement: Measure the straight-line distance between two points on the model
11. Lay flat: Select a face and rotate the model until the selected face touches the bottom
12. Mirror: Mirror the model in the X, Y, and Z directions to obtain a model with opposite characteristics.
13. Honeycomb structure: Adding a honeycomb structure to the model can turn the solid area into a honeycomb, reducing weight and resin consumption; it can also turn the hollow area into a honeycomb, increasing structural stability.
14. More: Subsequent functions will be added after development, so stay tuned.
- Printer: Add it to the software according to the printer you own. Correctly select the corresponding printer for slice printing
- Model list: Displays the list of currently imported model files.
1. Open the file: Select the model file imported to the computer and import it into the software.
2. Upload to Creality Cloud: Upload the selected model to Creality Cloud and save it under the logged-in account
3. Select files to upload to Creality Cloud: Select files on your computer, upload them to Creality Cloud, and save them under the logged-in account
4. Delete: Delete the currently selected model.
- Parameter configuration: Set the printing exposure time of the current model
- Slicing: A 3D printing term, which means turning the model file into a file that can be recognized by the 3D printer, which contains image information and exposure parameters for each layer.
- 3D area: the three-dimensional display area after the model file is imported
- Some buttons on the right
1. Isometric view
2. Orthographic/perspective perspective
3. View indicator
4. 2D Section
- Information in the current scene
- File: Create new models and projects, read collections
- Edit: Edit collection of models
- Repair: Repair function: Repair various errors in the model
- Help: Provide customers with some help guides for this software
- Preparation: Preparation interface: Edit the model, handle the position and angle in this interface
- Support: add support to the model file
- Export: a window that converts model files into files that can be recognized by the printer
- Minimize: Minimize the software
- Maximize/window: switch between maximize and window
- Close: Close this software
- Introduction to Creality Cloud
- Creality Cloud is the cloud platform of Creality 3D, which provides the upload, download and acquisition of various models. There are trading systems, fee-based sales and paid purchases of original models, membership-based model sharing, etc.
- Click the icon in the upper right corner to log in to Creality Cloud
- Provide registered mobile phone number, email and QR code to log in
1. If you do not have a Creality Cloud account, you can click Register to jump to the Creality Cloud website for account registration.
2. Log in with QR code: Download the Creality Cloud APP on your mobile phone, and then log in by scanning the QR code.
- Enter your account number and password to log in
- After logging in to Creality Cloud, click the icon in the upper right corner to pop up the personal center.
- The personal center displays the model files you uploaded, the Creality Cloud model collection, and the models you paid for.
- Click the download icon in the upper right corner to pop up download management
- Various model files downloaded from Creality Cloud are displayed in the download management. The model files can be imported into the software or saved to the computer.
