What is the difference between .stl and .x?
- Extension
- .stl
- .x
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- 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.
- X is a DirectX Model image file used by DirectX technology which is for 3D graphics rendering in games. The file format specifies 3D object structures for meshes, textures, animations, and objects.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- application/x-x_file
- Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia