STL Viewer

From: Brian Bauman (Accelerated Technologies , Inc.)
Date: Thursday, March 9, 1995

From: Brian Bauman (Accelerated Technologies , Inc.)
To: RP-ML
Date: Thursday, March 9, 1995
Subject: STL Viewer
To all RPers.
We just started beta testing a STL viewer from Solid Concepts.  The program 
is called SolidView.  I don't want this to sound like an advertisement, but 
this is by far the best STL viewer that I have personally seen not counting 
CAD packages.  It runs on a PC running Windows with Win32s for 32 bit 
addressing.  We are currently running it on a 486DX2 with 16meg of RAM and 
1meg of VRAM.  The speed is astounishing.

The goodies:
        
1.  Open and work with multiple STL files at once.  Output multiple STL 
files into one STL file.

2.  Display the object as wireframe with triangles or a shaded image.  The 
object is easy to work with as a shaded image.

3.  Rotate, zoom, pan the object with ease.

4.  Measure the object such as vertex to vertex or angles.

5.  Display surface area and true volume.

6.  Move, Translate, Rotate, Align, Scale, Mirror, and convert between MM 
and Inches.

7.  Cut the object into two sections.  A previewer will show exactly where 
you are going to plane cut.

Well, I'll get off the soap box.  I was very impressed with this package.  
Solid Concepts can be contacted at (805) 257-9300 or info@solidconcepts.com

Later.  
bbauman@atiaustin.com (Brian Bauman)


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