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For Blender 2.70, I'm trying to figure out:

  • Which 3D printer file formats Blender natively supports
  • Which 3D printer file formats Blender can support with the use of plugins/extensions/etc.
  • Which 3D printer file formats can be converted into another format that works with Blender
  • Which 3D printer file formats Blender cannot support at all, ever

The most important one of those is the last one (which file types can Blender not import/export/modify at all). Can someone point me to any documentation or help me figure out which file formats fall into which group?

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Blender supports the STL (STereoLithography) format which is supported by all printers and considered as standard for prototyping.

Shapeways for example supports the file types: STL, OBJ, X3D, Collada or VRML97/2.

Blender comes with support of STL, OBJ, X3D and Collada.

When there is a public demand for a specific file format someone will create an import / export addon for it.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks @stacker (I'd upvote you if I had the rep to do so) - if STL is a standard for prototyping, what file format is considered "viable for production" (and, does Blender support that format)? Thanks again! $\endgroup$
    – Venkat
    May 20, 2014 at 16:41
  • $\begingroup$ @Venkat I'm not an expert on 3D printing. I just created a model and uploaded it to several sites which provide print services and all of them supported STL. This might be interesting: 3dprinting-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6844 $\endgroup$
    – stacker
    May 20, 2014 at 16:45

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