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WRL to STL

Anyfile converts a VRML world to an STL model for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from WRL to STL

What’s keptShape only: colours and textures are left out

When to use STL: Sending models to 3D printers and slicers.

The two formats

.wrl

VRML worldVirtual Reality Modeling Language

A text format for 3D scenes from the mid-1990s, made to describe interactive worlds on the early web. VRML97 became an ISO standard and was later succeeded by X3D.

Older CAD and scientific models, and full-colour 3D printing.

Opens in MeshLab, FreeCAD, view3dscene, Blender (with an add-on)

About WRL files

.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

Questions

How do I convert WRL to STL?

Drop your WRL file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the STL downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the 3D viewer.

Is my WRL file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Can I convert several WRL files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every STL inside.