3D Manufacturing Format
| Filename extension |
.3mf |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/vnd.ms-package.3dmanufacturing-3dmodel+xml, application/vnd.ms-printing.printticket+xml, model/3mf |
| Developed by | 3MF Consortium |
| Initial release | 29 April 2015 |
| Latest release | 1.2.3 16 August 2018 |
| Container for | 3D printing data |
| Contained by | Open Packaging Conventions |
| Extended from | ZIP, XML |
| Free format? | Yes |
| Website | 3MF Specification |
3D Manufacturing Format or 3MF is a file format standard developed and published by the 3MF Consortium.[1][2]
3MF is an XML-based data format designed for using additive manufacturing, including information about materials, colors, and other information that cannot be represented in the STL format.[3][4]
As of today, CAD software related companies such as Autodesk, Dassault Systèmes and Netfabb are part of the 3MF Consortium. Other firms in the 3MF Consortium are Microsoft (for Operating system support), SLM and HP, whilst Shapeways are also included to give insight from a 3D Printing background.[5] Other key players in the 3D printing and additive manufacturing business, such as Materialise, 3D Systems, Siemens PLM Software and Stratasys have recently joined the consortium.[6] To facilitate the adoption, 3MF Consortium has also published a C++ implementation of the 3MF file format.[7]
Features
Below are a list of some of the advantages of the 3MF format, supplied by the consortium.[8]
- Full color and texture support in a single file
- Support structures attached to part data
- Full tray support for direct machine preparation
- Thumbnails, viewing, and printing in Microsoft Windows
- Efficient storage of beam lattices
- Multiple material support
- Designed for industrial manufacturing
- Native integration in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
See also
References
- ^ "3MF Website". 3MF. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ https://www.3printr.com/3mf-consortium-releases-new-3d-printing-file-format-5228822/
- ^ "What is 3MF?"
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2015/05/28/microsoft-spearheads-3d-printing-file-format-introducing-the-3mf/#3a4815e8493b
- ^ "3MF Consortium Launches to Advance 3D Printing Technology". Business Wire. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "3MF Consortium Signs New Members 3D Systems, Materialise, Siemens PLM Software and Stratasys"
- ^ https://github.com/3MFConsortium/lib3mf
- ^ https://3mf.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3MF_Flyer_Final2.pdf