Find out what is an STL file and how you can open and view an STL file with .stl extension in Windows 10. It is native to the stereolithography CAD software.

If you want to create a 3D model in STL format or edit an existing STL file in Windows 11/10, use these free STL editors.

3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner to export STL file digital impressions directly from the TRIOS Dental Desktop software dashboard.

The most common reason an STL file may be not quite right is a mechanical connection where some piece isn’t quite as the designer expected, so the 3D model that interfaces with it no longer fits.

All of the default STL implementations in Visual Studio use the heap to back its container classes (i.e. vector, map, list, etc). How can I go about using something else to back them, like a file?

Microsoft has picked up Netfabb's 3D file cloud repair service, and renamed it Microsoft Model Repair. Features faster repair times thanks to new servers.