Document STL specification sources

[thomthom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) http://www.ennex.com/~fabbers/StL.asp

Where are the official specs?

[jimfoltz]

Maybe we could ask Chuck Hall: www.3dsystems.com/30-years-innovation

So Chuck and 3D Systems also developed the .stl file format, still in use today, to complete the electronic 'handshake' from the CAD software and transmit files for the printing of 3D objects.

[DanRathbun]

3D Systems Learning Center

• What Is An STL File?
• Top 10 Common Mistakes in Designing Parts for Rapid Prototyping: CAD Tips and Tricks
• SLS® Plastics Design Guide (fill out webform to download free guide)

JTEC/WTEC Panel Report on Rapid Prototyping in Europe and Japan Very interesting,.. especially chapter 8 on CAD References for that chapter list the STL File Specification at the top of the list by 3D Systems (so it must exist. Also the fabbers site also lists [2nd hand]the specification as the reference in the book he is citing from.)

[DanRathbun]

Proposed STL replacement, LMI:

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology ISSN 0268-3768 1997, Volume 13, Issue 8

pp 566-570 Interface between CAD and Rapid Prototyping systems. Part 1: A study of existing interfaces Chua Chee Kai, Gan G. K. Jacob, Tong Mei Nanyang Technology University, Singapore Abstract and order form

pp 571-576 Interface between CAD and Rapid Prototyping systems. Part 2: LMI — An improved interface Chua Chee Kai, Gan G. K. Jacob, Tong Mei Nanyang Technology University, Singapore Abstract and order form

[DanRathbun]

An Enhanced Slicing Algorithm Using Nearest Distance Analysis for Layer Manufacturing World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Vol:3 2009-01-27

A Method to Generate Exact Contour Files for Solid Freeform Fabrication Sashidhar Guduri, Graduate Research Assistant Richard H. Crawford, Assistant Professor Joseph J. Beaman, Professor Dept. of Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

[DanRathbun]

A Flexible File Format for Solid Freeform Fabrication Stephen J. Rock Michael J. Wozny Rensselaer Design Research Center Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York 12180

[DanRathbun]

Stitching and Filling: Creating Conformal Faceted Geometry Paresh S. Patel, David L. Marcum, and Michael G. Remotigue Computational Simulation and Design Center, ERC, Mississippi State University

Enhanced remeshing from STL files with applications to surface grid generation Desheng Wang ~ School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ~ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Oubay Hassan, Kenneth Morgan and Nigel Weatherill ~ Civil and Computational Engineering Centre, ~ School of Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, UK