A recently finalized military standard could usher in the day when a single all-inclusive electronic file replaces part drawings, manuals, manufacturing data, and inspection documents. Don ...

Since its creation, the STL file format hasn't changed much and is now considered the standard for 3D printing. It still uses triangular tessellation to create the geometric surface of an object ...

"We refer to these files and documents collectively as a 3D-printing Development Kit, or 3DK for short." The files, in standard 3-D printer formats, are available on the site in three versions of ...