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3D Manufacturing Format

Term · Additive manufacturing and 3D printing · MLC-T-ADM-000424

A standardized XML-based file format for 3D printing that defines the geometry, color, materials, and other properties of a 3D model. This format aims to overcome the limitations of older file types like STL by supporting more complex data. It is maintained by the 3MF Consortium, an industry alliance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ADM-000424
FieldAdditive manufacturing and 3D printing
Abbreviation3MF
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ADM-000424",
  "term": "3D Manufacturing Format",
  "field": "Additive manufacturing and 3D printing",
  "definition": "A standardized XML-based file format for 3D printing that defines the geometry, color, materials, and other properties of a 3D model. This format aims to overcome the limitations of older file types like STL by supporting more complex data. It is maintained by the 3MF Consortium, an industry alliance.",
  "abbreviation": "3MF",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/3d-manufacturing-format/"
}

Record 2 of 451 in Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology (MLC-0112). Request the full dataset.