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STL (file format) 1 STL (file format) STL Filename extension .stl Developed by 3D Systems Type of format Stereolithography STL (STereoLithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. STL [1] is also known as Standard Tessellation Language This file format is supported by many other software packages; it is widely used for rapid prototyping and computer-aided manufacturing. STL files describe only the surface geometry of a three dimensional object without any representation of color, texture or other common CAD model attributes. The STL format specifies both ASCII and binary representations. Binary files are more common, since [] they are more compact. An STL file describes a raw unstructured triangulated surface by the unit normal and vertices (ordered by the right-hand rule) of the triangles using a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. STL coordinates must be [2] positive numbers, there is no scale information, and the units are arbitrary. ASCII STL An ASCII STL file begins with the line: solid name where name is an optional string (though if name is omitted there must still be a space after solid). The file continues with any number of triangles, each represented as follows: fa