There’s been some good .STL manipulation tips in this week. The first one is called stl_tools, and it’s a Python library to convert images or text to 3D-printable STL files. The example… ...

Stereolithography (STL) is the standard file type for our 3D-printing software. A mesh resolution of 0.01 to 0.03 mm and a ≤0.016-mm chord length produce an optimal STL file.