What is the difference between .md3 and .stl?
- Extension
- .md3
- .stl
- Category
- Game
- 3D
- Developer
- id Software
- 3D Systems
- Description
- MD3 (Quake 3 Model) is a 3D file format used by the game engine in the Quake 3 Arena video game. It is used for storing 3D models of objects and characters and is composed of several different sections that store the geometry, animation, and textures of the model.
- Stl is the standard 3D data transmission file format mainly used for 3D printing. STL contains surface geometry descriptions of 3D objects and it uses a series of triangles to describe the surface geometry of a 3D model.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- Wikipedia
- .md3 on Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia