What is the difference between .stl and .gif?
- Extension
- .stl
- .gif
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- Raster Image
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- CompuServe
- 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.
- A GIF file is an image file often used for web graphics. It may contain up to 256 indexed colors with a color palette that may be a predefined set of colors or may be adapted to the colors in the image. GIF files are saved in a lossless format, meaning the clarity of the image is not compromised with GIF compression.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- image/gif
- Sample
- sample.gif
- Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia
- .gif on Wikipedia