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Remember: STL does support color. If you need color for patient education, export as PLY or OBJ instead. If you must use STL, the color data will be permanently lost.

You are in the wrong software screen. You cannot export STL from the "Scan" module alone. You must first create an "Order" or open the file in "Model Builder." 3shape download stl

You cannot simply "right-click and save as STL" on the desktop. The "download" process usually requires you to the data through the dedicated software interface. This is intentional: it preserves the metadata, occlusion data, and texture maps (color) that a raw STL discards. Remember: STL does support color

The STL file format represents 3D surfaces as a mesh of triangular facets. Its primary value lies in its universal compatibility You are in the wrong software screen

3Shape exports are often extremely dense (high polygon count) for milling. For FDM or SLA printing, 8-10 million polygons is overkill.