Re: [rp-ml] Subtracting STL objects

From: Adrian Bowyer (A.Bowyer@bath.ac.uk)
Date: Wed May 11 2005 - 17:41:49 EEST


CE Wilson wrote:

> I would like to be able to subtract one STL object from another. Does anyone
> know of a cheap software solution for this?
>
> I am running Magics but the version I have has the Boolean operations
> disabled.

We are looking at Art of Illusion (http://www.artofillusion.org/) as a free
open-source vehicle for messing about with triangle meshes for RP. It has an
(experimental!) STL import and export function available from
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1273132&forum_id=47782

This may help.

Yours

Adrian

http://staff.bath.ac.uk/ensab



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