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 ...

3D Insider is ad supported and earns money from clicks, commissions from sales, and other ways. The community of 3D printing and modeling may have become much larger in the past few years, but most 3D ...

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, ...

Since its creation in 1987, STL has been the most popular format for 3D printing users, thanks to its age. Compatible with all slicers and CAD software, STL files are now mainly used in the rapid ...

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 ...

Everybody recognises the term 3D printing nowadays but what many people mean when talking about 3D printing is actually one of the several Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. However, as 3D ...