STL (Standard Triangle/Tessellation Language) Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

STL

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File

Writer: Folder

Feature Type

filename

Typical File Extensions

.stl

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

No

Coordinate System Support

No

Generic Color Support

No

Appearance Support (Surfaces Only) No

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

Never

Geometry Type Attribute

stl_type

STL Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

yes

circles

yes

circular arc

no

donut polygon

yes

elliptical arc

no

ellipses

yes

line

no

none

yes

point

no

polygon

yes

raster

no

solid

yes

surface

yes

text

no

z values

yes