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Short guides to HEXOstudios: your library, your files, Free and Pro, and how to reach us.
01 GETTING STARTED
What HEXOstudios is and what you need to run it.
02 LIBRARY AND IMPORT
Adding files and folders, big collections, external drives and keeping a library healthy.
- Adding files and folders to your libraryDrag files or whole folders straight into All Files, or use Import. Your files stay where they are.
- Working with a very large libraryHow big a library can be, what nested folder import is, and the limits of a single file.
- Using an external driveFiles can stay on an external drive. If it is disconnected they stay in your library, marked unavailable.
- Library HealthPROFind missing files, duplicate entries and oversized files, and see the status of your drives.
03 FORMATS AND PREVIEWS
Which files open, and what the words on a file card mean.
- Which file formats HEXOstudios opensSTL, OBJ, PLY, AMF, 3MF, USDZ, STEP, Rhino, FreeCAD, GLB/glTF, FBX and G-code, and what Free and Pro each do with them.
- STEP and STP filesSTEP and STP are the same format. HEXOstpEngine previews them on your Mac; HEXOstudios does not edit or convert them.
- Multi-plate 3MF filesThe plate count shows on the card, and you can step through each plate in 3D.
- What the words on a file card meanPROCESSING, UNSUPPORTED VARIANT, GEOMETRY INCOMPLETE and the other words you may see on a card or in the preview.
04 FREE, TRIAL AND PRO
What each plan includes, the 14-day trial, and buying or restoring Pro.
- What is free, and what Pro addsAn unlimited library on Free, and the Pro features listed one by one.
- The 14-day Pro trialEvery Pro feature for 14 days at no charge, started inside HEXOstudios. Nothing is bought automatically.
- Pro price, and restoring ProPro is a one-time purchase made inside the app. Restore it on another Mac or after reinstalling.
05 SEND TO SLICER
Handing a file to the slicer already on your Mac.
06 PRIVACY AND YOUR FILES
Where your files stay and what is kept.
- Do my files stay on my Mac?Yes. No account, no cloud, and HEXOstudios never copies your files into itself.
- What HEXOstudios keeps on your MacThe index, previews, notes and settings stored in the app's own folder, and two small Keychain records.
- What this website does and does not collectNo cookies, no analytics, no tracking. Your email address only when you send it.
07 TROUBLESHOOTING
When a file will not preview, and how to reach us.
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