import_STL_txt

Below is a demonstration of the features of the import_STL_txt function

Syntax
Description
Examples
Import STL file as patch data
Importing a multi-solid STL file as patch data

Syntax

[stlStruct] = import_STL_txt(fileName);

Description

Use import_STL_txt to import .txt type (as apposed to binary) STL files. The function supports multi-solid STL.

Examples

clear; close all; clc;

Plot settings

faceAlpha=0.5;
fontSize=25;

Import STL file as patch data

%Set main folder
defaultFolder = fileparts(fileparts(mfilename('fullpath')));
pathName=fullfile(defaultFolder,'data','STL');
fileName=fullfile(pathName,'femur.stl');
[stlStruct] = import_STL_txt(fileName);

F=stlStruct.solidFaces{1};
V=stlStruct.solidVertices{1};

Merging nodes example

[F,V]=mergeVertices(F,V);

Plotting the model

cFigure;
title('Imported patch data from STL','fontSize',fontSize);
gpatch(F,V,'g');
axisGeom;
camlight('headlight');
lighting phong; axis off;
drawnow;

Importing a multi-solid STL file as patch data

%Set main folder
defaultFolder = fileparts(fileparts(mfilename('fullpath')));
pathName=fullfile(defaultFolder,'data','STL');
fileName=fullfile(pathName,'stanford_bunny_multi.stl');
[stlStruct] = import_STL_txt(fileName);

Plotting the models

pColors=autumn(numel(stlStruct.solidNames));

cFigure;
title('Imported patch data from multi-solid STL','fontSize',fontSize);
for q=1:1:numel(stlStruct.solidNames)
    F=stlStruct.solidFaces{q};
    V=stlStruct.solidVertices{q};
    gpatch(F,V,pColors(q,:),'k',faceAlpha);
end
axisGeom;
camlight('headlight');
lighting phong; axis off;
drawnow;

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