What is the difference between .mdl and .stl?
- Extension
- .mdl
- .stl
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- Autodesk
- 3D Systems
- Description
- The MDL file type is used by 3D Design Plus, a 3D modeling and animation program. It contains 3D objects and scenes created with the software, which can be used for a variety of purposes, including 3D printing, animation, and multimedia projects.
- 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
- model/vnd.mdl-3dplus
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia