What is the difference between .stl and .tif?
- Extension
- .stl
- .tif
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- Raster Image
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- Adobe.
- 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 TIF file is an image file saved in a high-quality graphics format. It is often used for storing images with many colors, typically digital photos, and includes support for layers and multiple pages.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- image/tiff
- Sample
- sample.tif
- Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia
- .tif on Wikipedia