Use in Other Fields
STL file format is simple, so it is easy to output. Consequently, many computer-aided design systems can output the STL file format. Although the output is simple to produce, some connectivity information is discarded.
Many computer-aided manufacturing systems require triangulated models. STL format is not the most memory and computationally efficient method for transferring this data, but STL is often used to import the triangulated geometry into the CAM system. The format is commonly available, so the CAM system will use it. In order to use the data, the CAM system may have to reconstruct the connectivity.
STL can also be used for interchanging data between CAD/CAM systems and computational environments such as Mathematica.
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