Free Online KMZ to STL Converter

A KMZ, which is short for Keyhole Markup Zip, is a compressed ZIP file used to contain geographic files and data, including, but not limited to, 3D models, images, and terrain.

The 3D models that are included will use the popular DAE format, which is capable of storing animations, textures, and 3D geometry. Of course, the KMZ file uses the ZIP file format to compress all this data to reduce the final size.

KMZ files can be viewed using specialist software, or you can use our range of KMZ file converters to process KMZ files into other, more common formats.

KMZ Converter Capabilities

Our KMZ 3D Model/Mesh tool does not support any color material data contained within KMZ files, so the converted file will not contain any color information.

The STL, or Standard Triangle Language, file format has been around since the '80s and is supported by most modern 3D modeling applications. In particular, the STL format has become something of a standard format within the area of 3D printing, despite the rise of more modern formats such as 3MF.

STL files come in two flavors: binary or text format. The text format is human-readable, making it easy to perform manual edits, but can lead to very large file sizes. As you can imagine, the binary format is much more compact and represents the majority of the STL files you are likely to encounter.

The format itself is very simple; the 3D model is represented by a sequential list of triangles, with each triangle defined with 3 points consisting of their X, Y, and Z positions, along with an additional vector that contains the face normal (the direction the face is pointing). There is an additional attribute block for each triangle; however, this is largely unused and thus unsupported.

STL Converter Capabilities

Our 3D conversion tool does not support color or material information in STL files, so your file will not contain any color information.