What is the difference between .stl and .gltf?
- Extension
- .stl
- .gltf
- Format
- Text
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- The Khronos Group
- 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.
- glTF (GL Transmission Format) is a 3D file format that stores 3D model information in JSON format.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- application/gltf+json
- Sample
- sample.gltf