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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.usdz
USDZ model
A single-file, uncompressed ZIP package of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description, introduced by Apple and Pixar in 2018. It bundles a scene with its textures for AR on iPhone and iPad.
Augmented reality on Apple devices and 3D product views on websites.
Opens in Quick Look on iPhone, iPad and Mac, Reality Composer, Blender
About USDZ files