Import Stereo Lithography File (STL)
- Author: O.Conrad (c) 2008
- 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
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