The STL file format has been useful to translate CAD files into printable objects, but it limits design creativity. A new file format–AMF–has just been approved by ASTM F42. It offers more features than STL to meet the advanced capabilities of today’s additive manufacturing systems. I interviewed Prof. Hod Lipson (Cornell Univ.), Chair of the ASTM F42 committee in charge of AMF’s development about this new file format.
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dansen says
Would this mean that material finish/coating data can be extracted from an AMF file w/out looking at a detailed drawing for that file?
Llangnau says
I’m not exactly sure how the program would do that, but my information is that it would be much easier to do so with AMF than with STL. You can download a version here http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/amf and give it a try.