Export Types

Files types that can be imported into ZPrint
*Note: To bring texture maps into Zprint, you must have the original texture map in the same folder as the exported file.

STL (.stl)
Common stereo lithography type of export that does not carry color information through with the export

VRML (.wrl)
An older 1997 type of export that is the old reliable in exporting with color for 3D printing.

3D Studio (.3ds)
A newer type of export that works well for color and has many export options in different CAD programs. However, not all programs have fully debugged the .3DS export for 3D printing.

PLY (.ply)
The format was principally designed to store three dimensional data from 3D scanners. A variety of properties can be stored including: color and transparency, surface normals, texture coordinates and data confidence values.

ZPR (.zpr)
This file format can be exported out of CAD systems that support 3D printing. The ZPR file format is a proprietary format created for ZPrint and can be imported/exported to and from ZPrint.