Other Uses for 3D Files

There are other uses for STL files that go beyond simply printing a physical object. Using the free program Sketchfab, you can get the HTML code for embedding your 3D object, as a scalable, rotatable image in a web page, PDF file, or Word/Powerpoint file.  The image below started out as an .stl file from Thingiverse, the Makerbot T-Rex skull.  It was imported into Sketchfab where the HTML code was created.  That code was then copied and pasted into this webpage.

The Qlone app, discussed in the Links and Resources tab, will let you send your scan directly into Sketchfab.  Qlone also lets you create an Augmented Reality object from your scan, so you can place the object on a table or the floor.

T- Rex Skull Jaw by gmeadows77 on Sketchfab