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* [[ | * [[Netfabb Studio tutorial|Netfabb Studio]] (free) and Netfabb Pro (expensive). Netfabb was the first easy to use commercial product. | ||
* [http://software.materialise.com/magics Magics] from Materialise | * [http://software.materialise.com/magics Magics] from Materialise | ||
* [http://www.meshmixer.com/ Meshmixer]. A free tool from Autodesk for meshmixing, sculpting and support generation. If your slicer cannot produce a good support structure, try this. Also useful to eliminate useless internal structures. I also includes a sculpting tool. | |||
; All-in-one tools | |||
* [https://www.simplify3d.com/ Simplify3D] | |||
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* [ Meshlab] | * [http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/ Meshlab] (see the [[Meshlab for RapMan tutorial]]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 12 March 2019
Introduction
An STL editor can
- repair STL files, e.g. fill holes, repair flipped triangles, bad edges, etc.
- Merge STL files
- Create STL files from other formats
- Do some simple constructions, e.g. subtractive geometry or adding simple parts.
STL files are used in 3D printing.
Read also:
Products
- STL specific
- Netfabb Studio (free) and Netfabb Pro (expensive). Netfabb was the first easy to use commercial product.
- Magics from Materialise
- Meshmixer. A free tool from Autodesk for meshmixing, sculpting and support generation. If your slicer cannot produce a good support structure, try this. Also useful to eliminate useless internal structures. I also includes a sculpting tool.
- All-in-one tools
- Other tools that could be useful
- Meshlab (see the Meshlab for RapMan tutorial)