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STL files are used in 3D printing.
STL files are used in 3D printing.
Read also:
* [[Slicers and user interfaces for 3D printers]]


== Products ==
== Products ==
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* [[Netfabb Studio tutorial|Netfabb Studio]] (free) and Netfabb Pro (expensive). Netfabb was the first easy to use commercial product.
* [[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.
* [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
; All-in-one tools

Latest revision as of 11:45, 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