RE: Examples of STL files of mathematical surfaces

From: Barbee, Josh (jeb@yakima.com)
Date: Fri Jul 14 2000 - 19:02:24 EEST


Mathematical models in VRML format can be found in various places on the
web. They can be converted to STL files using software such as 3D-Studio
Max.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xavier Planta [mailto:idt.cg@ascamm.es]
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 4:53 AM
> To: Rpml
> Subject: RV: Examples of STL files of mathematical surfaces
>
>
>
> Hello RP News-Readers,
>
> I turn to this news-group with the hope of finding particular STL files.
>
> Preamble:
> I'm working in a research project of topological nature and sooner or
> later
> we'll need a solid model of the results. For the moment, in order to
> convince the RTD performers for the necessity of using Rapid Prototyping
> techniques, I'd like to show them some examples of solid figures of
> academic
> nature: klein bottle, steiner surfaces, and so on.
>
> Request:
> 1) Examples of STL files for these kind of mathematical surfaces
> ¿where?
> 2) Has anybody generated STL with Matlab? What version is needed?
> Exported files are good for RP? Any suggestions in this procedure?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Dr. Ricard Jimenez
> ASCAMM Foundation
> Barcelona
> Spain
>

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