What is the difference between .stl and .cgm?
- Extension
- .stl
- .cgm
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- Vector Image
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- World Wide Web Consortium
- 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.
- Vector graphics format designed to support the needs of many graphics applications; originally used for clip art libraries, but newer revisions (based on the ISO/IEC 8632 standard) are now commonly used for CAD drawings.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- image/cgm
- Sample
- sample.cgm
- Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia
- .cgm on Wikipedia