OBJ file format is used to store 3D objects created with various design and editing software. Each OBJ file can contain data such as 3D objects including coordinates, texture maps, color palette information, and texture files. OBJ files contain no data regarding the object’s environment.
STL is a generic file format for storing 3D and CAD data created by 3D Systems, a 3D printing technology called stereolitography. STL file stores 3D object data in text or binary format.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the OBJ file after converting to STL may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from OBJ to STL to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting OBJ to STL does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in OBJ format, properly converted to a STL file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file OBJ the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of OBJ file to other than STL. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your OBJ file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to STL on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the OBJ file in its original format (without conversion to STL file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.