- Extension
- .stl
- .wmf
- 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.
- Proprietary Windows graphic format developed by Microsoft; contains a series of drawing operations, including commands for drawing lines, circles, and rectangles; may also contain bitmap drawing operations; used primarily for vector images, but can also include raster graphics.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- application/x-msmetafile
