![]() ![]() One thing that makes STL model different from other common CAD model is that it has no attributes of color, texture, etc.Īs long as you have an STL file downloaded online or shared by others, you can import it into a slicer software and then print it out, making it quite easy to use. Think about a football that is made up with several pentagons or hexagons, an STL file works the same way. So, what is STL? To put it simply, STL contains a limited number of triangular facets which describe the surface geometry of a 3D object. For 3D Printing, STL might be the most commonly used model format. Born in 1987, this “30+ years old” format is still widely used for Prototyping, 3D Printing and CAM. It’s a file format created by 3D Systems company who’s known as one of the pioneers in 3D Printing industry. ![]() Now that you are reading this guide about 3D Printing, we bet you know the word “STL”.
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