.stl
STL modelStereolithography
A mesh format created by 3D Systems in 1987 for stereolithography printers. It describes a surface only as triangles, with no colour, units or materials, in text or binary form.
Sending models to 3D printers and slicers.
Opens in Cura, PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio, Blender, Quick Look on Mac
About STL files.3mf
3MF model3D Manufacturing Format
A ZIP-based 3D printing format from the 3MF Consortium, founded in 2015 by Microsoft and others. Unlike STL it keeps units, colours, materials and several objects, and can carry print settings.
Ready-to-print projects with colours, multiple parts and printer settings.
Opens in PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio, Cura, Windows 3D Builder
About 3MF files