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STL File Format Tips

STL is an acronym that stands for stereolithography, a method to approximate the surface geometry of a 3D model exclusively with triangles.

This file format is commonly used in 3D Printing, and it is commonly generated by Computer Aided Design (CAD) software or a 3D scanner.

The STL format does not include color, textures, or metadata (author, date of creation, etc.) of objects.

STL is a very common file format, but alternative formats include OBJ and STEP.

 

Tips

Software at PPM that previews STL

VSCode?

(not Adobe Bridge)

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Links to external sites:

STL (file format) — on Wikipedia

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USDZ File Format Tips

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Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

STL files — on Adobe.com

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