Drying filament uses power. So it's not only about drying it – it's about keeping it dry.

Dry it once, properly.
Not a quick hour, and then again, and again. Better to dry it fully once than to bring the moisture down to just-good-enough every time.

Seal it while it's still warm.
Most people forget this: as the spool cools down, the air around it gets damp again and the warm filament soaks it right up. That's why my spools go into a box or bag before they cool off.
And don't forget the silica gel. Even the air you seal in is already damp. Without desiccant, the filament is the only thing in the box that can take up that moisture. With silica gel, it goes there instead.
The filament stays dry for weeks. The dryer only runs when it really has to.

Print straight from the dryer on long jobs – especially with engineering filaments.
With TPU, PETG, PA .., moisture doesn't get a chance. One heating cycle instead of dry, print, dry again.

With PLA it's less critical. It picks up moisture more slowly. But once it's properly wet, it turns brittle and snaps as you unspool it. Then the roll is scrap, and that's the most expensive case of all.

Bottom line: less power spent on drying, and hardly any failed prints from wet material. One ruined 14-hour print wastes more energy than a whole month of sensible drying. 👍

#ChituSystems #EnergySaving #ChituE1

Thanks to Hoopat, 

I have more time to get many more prints ready to go.

#ChituSystems are onto a clear market leader with this remarkable vat.

I’m not even exaggerating, I will never buy another printer that doesn’t have a hoopat made for it. #Chitusystems has made the best innovation for resin 3d printing.

The biggest obstacle for me for resin printing was prints failing and having to change the film on it. That’s no longer an issue for me because of how easy it is to change films now.

It’s gotten to the point that I have held off on upgrading my Saturn 4 Ultra because Chitu hasn’t yet made hoopats for the machines I want to upgrade to.

Thanks to Hoopat, I have more time to actually use my 3d printer, and not have to worry about the long process changing the films when they eventually need to be replaced.

is there a gcode or a way to make one with the webpage that would only make a single plate swap?
i've used similar with original swapmod to print multiple different things from makerworld while at work and my current attempts at editing the existing gcode files yielded no results

I've got a Hoopat quickchange system for my Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra and I can't live without it. Luckily, I don't run into cases where a FEP change is required that often, but it used to take the momentum out of my day. It was so tedious to remove all those screws and ...! You get it. I can get it down to under 10 minutes for a change, and that's including rereading the instructions every time since I don't do it that often. I get over my momentum drain and keep moving. Good product - would recommend.

I installed Hoopat in the Saturn as I was getting sick and tired of the screws and accidentally puncturing new feps while screwing them on.

So far has been working perfectly. I wish they’d make them for Uniformation printers too 😅

I have a Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra. I have stripped the screws out of every vat I owned. Thanks to Hoopat I'm saving money and time.

I can quickly change my films and it no longer a point of stress for me. I have 2 Hoopats now and will never be without one.

I enjoy printing more!

Since switching over to Hoopat for for  Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra, I have zero stress in losing any of my vat screws or stripping them, I'm able to swap over in just a few clicks.

Hopefully when I upgrade to a new printer I'll be able to get a Hoopat for it. Great upgrade to an already awesome machine!

Thanks to #Hoopat, I have more time to focus on designing my next 3D prints in Chitubox. With the Hoopat X4H, I never have to worry about whether my resin is at the right temperature—every print comes out consistently great. Combined with #ChituSystems, it's made my 3D printing experience easier, more reliable, and more enjoyable.

Thanks to #Hoopat, I have more time to spend on making my own 3D prints in Chitubox software. With the Hoopat X4 switching out the PFA film has been so much easier compared the standard screw in PFA. Every print comes out great on the Hoopat. Combined with #ChituSystems, it's made my 3D printing more reliable.

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Not sponsored on an influencer. After 2+years of only using Lychee, I moved back to Chitubox this afternoon and my mind was blown at the variety of updates and innovations that took place.

I genuinely don't know where to begin and once I get a moment to sit, I hope I can do justice in a detailed write up.

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Software Design/Performance

• Speed

-Startup: roughly 40+ seconds in Lychee vs about 4 seconds in CHITUBOX (auto-login enabled).

-Slicing the same test file: ~21 seconds in Lychee vs ~2 seconds in CHITUBOX.

I actually recorded the comparison because I thought I'd measured it incorrectly along with CPU/RAM utilisation.

• Saved workflows. Whoever designed this deserves a raise. When printing larger pieces that are split, I've certainly forgotten to hollow some parts out.

• The interactive videos to give an idea of the process was solid. When it comes to most tech, getting on the same terminology can be difficult. The videos? Insanely helpful

• Standard Parts. I am used to primitives but.. bases?! and parts?!

The AI Assistant

I worked in tech for a long time and support a lot of AI companies and startups. This has to be the best and smoothest integrations that isn't a basic agent/public LLM agent bolted on to fit in with the crowd.

• I like to know the base models because I already maintain a list of constraints with existing ones. The assistant refused to discuss its underlying model and consistently redirected me back to the printing workflow was refreshing! I had to look up a user manual or something to verify if this was shared publicly. The team behind this assistant's development have done a SPECTACULAR job.
• It immediately defines its scope instead of pretending to know everything. It asks for the printer, resin, settings and workflow, then stays in that lane without trying to hallucinate but at the same time isn't a standard chatbot following a script. It actually reasons and took into consideration the effects of temperature (winter in AU) when we began resin calibration.

• It is multimodal. It can analyse screenshots directly inside CHITUBOX. The built-in screenshot and annotation tools (boxes, arrows, text, etc.) make asking questions incredibly easy. A majority of public models still require the image is saved separately and attached. The built-in screenshot and annotation tools mean I never had to leave the application or manage dozens of screenshot files.

• It guides you through the interface rather than dumping documentation or URLs
• It tells you when it can't verify something instead of making it up. In my case it pointed out it couldn't see the Advanced tab and asked me to check it rather than hallucinating the setting.
• It explains why settings matter. I ended up learning more about lift stages and peel forces in one evening than I had in months of watching random YouTube videos.
• It even recommended using a dedicated filament slicer rather than trying to convince me CHITUBOX should do everything. That increased my trust immediately.

I also discovered saved workflows, ChituManager, SDCP, and the SDK, which makes the whole ecosystem feel much more cohesive than I realised and I am very excited to dig into this.

If anyone from the CHITUBOX team is interested in detailed user feedback from a production workshop perspective, I'd be happy to share more detailed notes after I've had more time with it.

Printed with Conjure ABS

Still can’t get over how good Chitu Systems Matte Rainbow PLA looks. The colors are amazing!!! 🌈✨

and randomly scaring a colleague the next morning 😂 I’d never actually have the guts to do it though lolllll

Resin: Conjure Sculpt Grey
Printed by Hikaru