LiteBox3D Desktop Viewer

Easy-to-use, Neutral Format Viewer for Your 3D Portfolio

LiteBox3D Desktop is a powerful and free to use viewer, which supports multiple neutral 2D and 3D formats such as: JT ISO standard, PLMXML, STEP AP242, OBJ, WRL and TIFF.

This viewer can be expanded with add-on applications for IP protection, model comparison and quality validation.

The Pro version extends the capabilities of the free viewer with features such as redlining, 3DHTML export and more.

For a full list of the features, take a look below.

LiteBox3D Desktop In Action

Assembling a LEGO Truck in LiteBox3D Desktop

Key Benefits

Easy to Use

LiteBox3D is characterized by its user-friendliness. LiteBox3D is self-explanatory regarding its functions. Users do not need any previous CAD knowledge for measuring, clipping and comparing assemblies.

High Performance

Multithreading ensures that files load quickly. With late loading activated, some information is loaded only when needed.

Powerful Pro Functionalities

Litebox3D Professional offers animated step-by-step instructions, HTML web page exports for models and instructions, detailed JT topology analysis, PDF exports for model views, and 3D manipulation of individual assembly parts.

LiteBox3D Feature Highlights

Redlining and Work Instructions

The following functions are available with Litebox3D Professional:

Create step-by-step work instructions with animation
Export models and work instructions as an HTML web page
Analyze JT topology in detail
Export model views/captures as PDF
Move single parts of an assembly in 3D

Use the redlining toolbar to create scenes with annotations, notes, shapes etc. Parts can be moved, hidden and colorized. Clippings, measurements and images can be added. Each scene has its own camera angle and visibility settings. Animation is automatically applied when switching between scenes.

Ray-Tracing - High End Visualization

LiteBox3D Desktop has multiple visualization modes. One is ray-tracing, which renders the 3D model in different light sources for a more realistic image.

Detailed Geometry analysis

Get a detailed view on your data with LiteBox3D Desktop’s topology analysis. JT files are split into their elements from faces to splines to edges, etc.

Display of WRL models with simulation results

Results from Abaqus can be exported as a WRL file and displayed in LiteBox3D with geometry and legend.

Comparing Litebox Free and Professional Features

3D-Darstellung
	Feature	Free	Professional
3D Viewing
	Representation of JT (Version 8.1 – 10.5), STEP AP 242 Edition 1 (ISO 10303-242), TIFF, STEP AP242 XML, PLMXML, OBJ, WRL	✓	✓
	View PMIs, Model Views, and Layer Filter (i)	✓	✓
	Show model tree (i)	✓	✓
	Multi-Model View (i)	✓	✓
	Raytracing / High-End Visualization (i)	x	✓
	View Watermarks (i) and WRL Legend (i)	✓	✓
	Switch between orthogonal & perspective projection	✓	✓
	Customizable view (shaded, shaded with edges, tessellation) (i)	✓	✓
	Change the visibility of layers	✓	✓
	Different highlighting modes (i) and ghosted highlighting (i)	✓	✓
Schneiden & Messen
	Generation of cuts (i)	✓	✓
	Extended editing functionality (i)	x	✓
	Measure (i)	✓	✓
	Extended measurement (i)	x	✓
Metadaten
	Edit properties (change, create, delete)	x	✓
	Show PMI tree and properties (i)	x	✓
	Filter and show/hide properties	✓	✓
	Geometry / topology analysis	x	✓
Redlining
	Redlining / markups – create and save (Author) (i)	x	✓
	Redlining / markups – loading and displaying (Users)	✓	✓
	Play scenes (i)	✓	✓
	Move components (i)	x	✓
	Create Silhouette (i)	x	✓
User Interface
	Multiple selection of components (Multiselect) (i)	✓	✓
	Selectable mouse profile (i)	✓	✓
	Touch Support, icon size and text size	✓	✓
	GUI color themes	✓	✓
	Multi-Language Support (English, German, Chinese)	✓	✓
	Adjust the lighting	x	✓
Export
	3DHTML and BOM export (i)	x	✓
	Printing properties (i) & model views (i)	✓	✓
	Export model views to PDF and PNG (i)	x	✓
	Take a snapshot (i)	✓	✓
	Annotate snapshots	x	✓
	Export topology analysis (i)	x	✓
	DDE interface for communication with other programs	x	✓
	Export as GLB (i)	x	✓