- Extension
- .stl
- .emf
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- Vector Image
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- Microsoft
- 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.
- Windows vector graphics format recognized by many image-editing applications; basically a 32-bit version of the original Windows Metafile Format (.WMF), which only supports 16-bit data; saves image data in an RGB format and does not support CMYK data.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- application/x-msmetafile
