Extrememly simple if you know what points are connected to what i.e. the
topology of the nozzle. Which you would know (I think) since you can
generate the data points yourself. The topology consists of what three
points make up a triangle (and which side of the triangle faces outside).
The STL format is quite easy to write.
AR
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
>> [mailto:owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi]On Behalf Of
>> Matthew Michaelis
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 6:36 PM
>> To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
>> Subject: XYZ to STL
>>
>>
>> All:
>>
>> A fellow student needs to generate an STL file of an
>> aerospace nozzle. She can generate XYZ point data of
>> the desired shape.
>>
>> What economical software packages can convert XYZ
>> point data into an STL file? I know Surfacer can do
>> it, but the cost is prohibitive.
>>
>> I told her another alternative was to write a program
>> to do it, but I'm not sure how hard that would be.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> =====
>> -------
>> B. Matthew Michaelis
>> Mechanical Engineering
>> University of California - Irvine
>> Phone: 949.824.7674
>> Fax: 916.404.5581
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