What is the difference between .stl and .3ds?
- Extension
- .stl
- .3ds
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- Autodesk
- Description
- 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.
- 3DS is one of the file formats used by the Autodesk 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation and rendering software.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- application/x-3ds
- Sample
- sample.3ds