STL Format - Data notation

STL Format, aka Stereolithography Format, is a data notation created in 1987 by Chuck Hull.

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STL (Stereolithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. It describes the surface geometry of a 3D object using triangular meshes, widely used in 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and computer-aided manufacturing. STL files can be stored in ASCII or binary formats.

Tags: dataNotation, 3d
Early development of STL Format happened in 3D Systems
1 PLDB concepts link to STL Format: SIF

Example from the web:

solid HelloWorld
  facet normal 0.0 0.0 1.0
    outer loop
      vertex 0.0 0.0 0.0
      vertex 1.0 0.0 0.0
      vertex 0.0 1.0 0.0
    endloop
  endfacet
endsolid HelloWorld