stl to svg conversion is certainly not something done often and is usually needed for very specific task. One of which for example is the process of making Pepakura Designer paper paper craft designs from STL models and saving the output as scaleble vector drawing. The same might be probably true for turning 3D models into CAD files.
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Conversion of stl file format to svg file format beta
Search for stl to svg converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Stereolithography CAD data to XML based scalable vector graphics format.
We have found 4 software records in our database eligible for .stl to .svg file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert stl to svg on Windows
Pepakura Designer
A program used to create paper crafts from 3D data
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from stl file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
to svg file | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 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 svg. 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.
Multiplatform software 
- convert stl to svg on any platform
CorelCAD
A professional 2D drafting and 3D design program
FreeCAD
An open source multiplatform 3D CAD/MCAD/CAx/CAE/PLM modeler
Metasequoia
A polygon modeler for 3DCG and game development
Additional links: Open stl file, Open svg 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.
SVG
File extension svg is associated with the vector graphics format based on XML markup language. An svg vector file is stored in simple text format with XML tags. It is an open standard developed by World Wide Wide Consortium.
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