From: Anshuman Razdan (razdan@asu.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 19:52:25 EEST
You are correct -- there is no standard units and none should be taken for
granted. Although in the first 80 bytes one could bury a hint ...
AR
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> From: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
> [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi] On Behalf Of Charles Overy
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:59 PM
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> Subject: STL file format units
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> Hello all.
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> Quick question. Is there any formal set of units in the STL
> standard? In other words is there anywhere that the type of
> units, inches, meters, millimeters are called out? Or is it
> defacto or by convention in one unit or
> another? My understanding is that it is unitless and is
> usually defined
> when you open the file.
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> Many thanks
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> Charles Overy
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