Import Stereo Lithography File (STL)
| Author(s) | O.Conrad (c) 2008 |
| Library ID | io_shapes |
| Tool ID | 11 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Menu | File | Shapes | Import |
Description
An StL ("StereoLithography") file is a triangular representation of a 3-dimensional surface geometry. The surface is tessellated or broken down logically into a series of small triangles (facets). Each facet is described by a perpendicular direction and three points representing the vertices (corners) of the triangle (Ennex Research Corporation). The StL file format is commonly used for 3D printing.
References
Ennex Research Corporation - The StL Format
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Output | Points | point cloud, output | POINTS | - | - |
| Polygons | shapes, output | POLYGONS | - | - |
| Grid | data object Grid, output, optional | GRID | - | - |
| TIN | TIN, output | TIN | - | - |
| Options | File | file path | FILE | - | - |
| Target | choice | METHOD | - | Available Choices:
[0] Points
[1] Polygons
[2] TIN
[3] Grid
Default: 2 |
| Centroids | boolean | CENTROIDS | - | Default: 0 |
| Remove Duplicates | boolean | DUPLICATES | - | Default: 1 |
| Grid Dimension | choice | GRID_DIM | - | Available Choices:
[0] Width
[1] Cellsize
Default: 0 |
| Width | integer number | GRID_WIDTH | Number of cells. | Minimum: 10
Default: 2000 |
| Cellsize | floating point number | GRID_SIZE | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 1.000000 |
| Rotation | boolean | ROTATE | - | Default: 0 |
| X Axis | floating point number | ROT_X | - | Default: 0.000000 |
| Y Axis | floating point number | ROT_Y | - | Default: 0.000000 |
| Z Axis | floating point number | ROT_Z | - | Default: 0.000000 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd io_shapes 11 [-POINTS ] [-POLYGONS ] [-GRID ] [-TIN ] [-FILE ] [-METHOD ] [-CENTROIDS ] [-DUPLICATES ] [-GRID_DIM ] [-GRID_WIDTH ] [-GRID_SIZE ] [-ROTATE ] [-ROT_X ] [-ROT_Y ] [-ROT_Z ]
-POINTS: Points
point cloud, output
-POLYGONS: Polygons
shapes, output
-GRID: Grid
data object Grid, output, optional
-TIN: TIN
TIN, output
-FILE: File
file path
-METHOD: Target
choice
Available Choices:
[0] Points
[1] Polygons
[2] TIN
[3] Grid
Default: 2
-CENTROIDS: Centroids
boolean
Default: 0
-DUPLICATES: Remove Duplicates
boolean
Default: 1
-GRID_DIM: Grid Dimension
choice
Available Choices:
[0] Width
[1] Cellsize
Default: 0
-GRID_WIDTH: Width
integer number
Minimum: 10
Default: 2000
-GRID_SIZE: Cellsize
floating point number
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 1.000000
-ROTATE: Rotation
boolean
Default: 0
-ROT_X: X Axis
floating point number
Default: 0.000000
-ROT_Y: Y Axis
floating point number
Default: 0.000000
-ROT_Z: Z Axis
floating point number
Default: 0.000000