3MF is the modern 3D printing format from the 3MF Consortium. Unlike STL it records units, colours and multiple objects in one compressed file, and it is the native project format of Bambu Studio and PrusaSlicer.
Full name
3D Manufacturing Format
Type
Triangle mesh
Used in
Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer, Cura, Windows 3D Viewer, OrcaSlicer
BREP stores exact surfaces; 3MF needs triangles. We mesh each surface with a deviation of 0.05% of the part's size, which keeps holes and fillets smooth for printing and rendering.
Dimensions stay in the units of the original file, usually millimetres.