Re: DXF vs. STL file size

From: Irene Quinlan (ireneq@sanders-prototype.com)
Date: Fri Oct 08 1999 - 17:33:55 EEST


Mike -

I just converted some binary STL files to DXF format. The DXF files
contain only facets, as 3DFACE elements. The DXF files were 3.7 times
larger than the STL files.

Irene Quinlan
Sanders Prototype, Inc.

Siemer, Michael wrote:
>
> I was posed a question by a work colleague that I wasn't able to
> answer:
>
> For the same part, how does the STL format file size compare to the
> DXF format file size? (I would guess it's a function of
> resolution...but holding all things equal.)
>
> Any thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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