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Yes, it's the output from a CAD tool and used for 3d printing but STL is a binary file type and not easy to edit. Committing STL files to a repo is analagous to
by jotux 13y ago
Yes, it's the output from a CAD tool and used for 3d printing but STL is a binary file type and not easy to edit. Committing STL files to a repo is analagous to commiting EXE files instead of source code or PDF files instead of TEX.
- crymer11 13y agoWhat about ASCII STL files? I'd say they're "pretty easy" to edit. I wouldn't want to write an entire one, but I've tweaked values in one before.
- jotux 13y agoWhat I mean is ease of editing in a typical CAD tool: Solidworks, AutoCad, Sketchup, etc. STL is imported as a solid blob and you lose all the individual features from the source model.