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If you think about it, STL files are like PDF files. You usually create them using some other program, export them, and then expect them to print. But you rarely do serious editing on a PDF or an STL.

STL-files are widely used in 3D printing, but are hardly suitable for subsequent editing. They do not contain any parametric information, but consist of a large number of triangular surfaces. However, ...