<p>It also works with the <code>.photon</code> format of the Photon slicer.</p>
<p>It is only marginally better than ChituBox though.</p>

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<p>I recently bought an <a href="https://www.elegoo.com/product/elegoo-mars-uv-photocuring-lcd-3d-printer/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Elegoo Mars 3D printer</a>.  Generally speaking, I'm quite happy with it. But, I don't care for the slicing software, Chitubox.  Does the Elegoo Mars support other 3D file formats?  I have tried *.stl files, but they don't seem to work with the factory firmware.  </p>

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Stl files are source models, not the sliced data for the printer. I'm not familiar with resin printer file formats. What does their proprietary slicer output?
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A Chitubox file, with a *.cbddlp extension.
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Searching for it turns up that it's the same thing as .photon format and there are a number of open source tools for working with it. I would start with googling "photon slicer" and see what you find in the results.
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Does the Elegoo Mars printer support additional file formats?
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# Does the Elegoo Mars printer support additional file formats?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-28)

I recently bought an [Elegoo Mars 3D printer](https://www.elegoo.com/product/elegoo-mars-uv-photocuring-lcd-3d-printer/). Generally speaking, I'm quite happy with it. But, I don't care for the slicing software, Chitubox. Does the Elegoo Mars support other 3D file formats? I have tried \*.stl files, but they don't seem to work with the factory firmware.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Stl files are source models, not the sliced data for the printer. I'm not familiar with resin printer file formats. What does their proprietary slicer output?  
> **username_0**: A Chitubox file, with a *.cbddlp extension.  
> **username_1**: Searching for it turns up that it's the same thing as .photon format and there are a number of open source tools for working with it. I would start with googling "photon slicer" and see what you find in the results.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-12-17. Score: 2

It also works with the `.photon` format of the Photon slicer.

It is only marginally better than ChituBox though.


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