If you think about it, STL files are like PDF files. You usually create them using some other program, export them, and then expect them to print. But you rarely do serious editing on a PDF or an ...

STL files are everywhere. When there’s something to 3D print, it’s probably going to be an STL. Which, as long as the model is good just as it is, is no trouble at all. But sooner or later there will ...

The STL file format provides two different ways of storing information about the triangular facets that tile the object surface. These are called ASCII encoding and binary encoding. In both formats, ...

3D Insider is ad supported and earns money from clicks, commissions from sales, and other ways. The STL file format is ubiquitous in the field of 3D printing. STL stands for ‘Stereolithography’ and is ...

If you are a 3D printing enthusiast, you probably know that STL files are the standard format used by most 3D printing software. However, to bring your designs to life, you need to convert them into G ...

3D Insider is ad supported and earns money from clicks, commissions from sales, and other ways. The 3D printing industry is quite unique in that it suffers from way too many file formats. This mainly ...