How to Choose the Right 3D Printing File Format? Navigating STL, OBJ, AMF, 3MF & STEP

How to Choose the Right 3D Printing File Format? Navigating STL, OBJ, AMF, 3MF & STEP | 3D Explained

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In today’s 3D Explained, get to know the 5 most commonly used #3Dprinting file formats. How to choose the right one for your prints? Which is best suited depending on the application? Discover more information about STL, OBJ, AMF, 3MF and STEP to better choose and use each of these file formats.
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00:00 Intro
00:48 STL
02:02 OBJ
03:09 AMF
04:02 3MF
05:02 STEP
05:46 Outro
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@BanglesAU 4 ай бұрын

thankyou for this. as a newbie to making my own files to 3d print I was unsure what format I should be using for my own models.

@3dnatives 4 ай бұрын

Hello! Happy to hear our content helped you on your journey to discovering 3D printing!

@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel 4 ай бұрын

I came across information that STEP format prints with less poly showing than 3MF resulting cleaner curves. Is STEP better over all than 3MF with other details? I also heard malicious individuals can insert malicious instructions and codes within the files. I have been using 3MF with great results, but I have concerns when sharing those files in that format can be received with reluctance. Are the other formats have the same risks?

@3dnatives 4 ай бұрын

Hello! 3MF is a mesh file format representing models by tessellating them into triangles. STEP, on the other side, is a parametric CAD file format. Like any digital file format (3D model, image, video, document, and more), it is technically possible to inject malicious code though we haven't heard of a major problem and 3MF is increasingly popular.

@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel 4 ай бұрын

@@3dnatives Thank you for your reply. I have switched to 3FM in my digital store from my tabletop terrain. I’m new in the fray, people have downloaded some of my files, but not in great number yet. I was wondering if maybe 3MF was trusted very much, or I really suck :P

@3dnatives 3 ай бұрын

Hello again, it really is a personal preference in this case. If the popularity of 3MF is a concern to you, you can always export both in 3MF and STL and offer the option for both.

@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel 3 ай бұрын

@@3dnatives yeah, I have been debating doing this.

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@3dnatives 4 ай бұрын

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