STL files (the most common file format when it comes to 3D printing), they will be expressed as a mesh made of triangles. After all, we do not want to reduce the file size in exchange for a lower quality print. That’s why we will explain in this tutorial how file size can be reduced while keeping the quality of your 3D print. For example, i.materialise has an upload size limit of 100 MB.Īdditionally, most of those very heavy files have a level of detail that are just way beyond what the eye can see or what any 3D printer can print. In practice, however, 3D files need to be shared or uploaded – and that’s where overly heavy 3D files can be a pain. In theory, there’s nothing wrong with a large file. In this blog post, we will take a look at how you can reduce the size of your 3D model files and what level of detail you should be aiming for in order to get a high-quality 3D print. This can be a problem when trying to upload 3D files to websites like i.materialise or when trying to share them online with your colleagues and friends.
