What is the difference between .stl and .x3d?
- Name
- Stereolithography
- X3D
- Extension
- .stl
- .x3d
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- 3D Systems
- The Web3D Consortium
- 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.
- X3D (Extensible 3D) is a royalty-free open standard file format used to represent 3D computer graphics. It is used to store and interchange 3D model data, including surface geometry, color, animation, and metadata. X3D files are built on the XML standard, and can be viewed and edited with a variety of 3D modeling programs.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
- application/x3d+xml
- Wikipedia
- .stl on Wikipedia
- .x3d on Wikipedia