It is possible to import STl content to 3ds Max and recover the meshes so they can be used for new designs or models and the same is also doable in various 3D model converters. You can actually find numerous tutorials and guides covering stl to asc conversion or similar topics all over the Internet.
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Conversion of stl file format to asc file format beta
Search for stl to asc converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Stereolithography CAD data to 3D Studio Max 3D ASCII scene.
We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .stl to .asc file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert stl to asc on Windows
3ds Max (3D Studio Max)
A widely-used 3D animation application from Autodesk
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from stl file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
to asc file | Yes, 3ds Max (3D Studio Max) supports asc file conversion as a target file type. | Yes | Yes | asc editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned stl to asc. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
3D Object Converter
3D viewer and converter with huge file type support
AccuTrans 3D
A CAD 3D geometry translation software
Additional links: Open stl file, Open asc file
STL
Files with stl extension can be mainly found as stereolithography files for 3D printers. Used in many CAD programs as output format for models and prototypes that could be printed in stereolithography devices.
ASC
Files with asc extension can be usually found as ASCII 3D export from several 3D modeling tools from Autodesk. It's earlier interchange solution, but nowadays replaced by XML based formats.
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