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STLOUT

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■ Export Stereolithography STL Files

Stores solids in an ASCII or binary file.

Summary

The FACETRES system variable determines how the solid is triangulated. A

higher value creates a finer mesh that more accurately represents the model.

This also results in a much larger file.

Select solids or watertight meshes

You can select blocks or external references (xrefs) that contain solids or

watertight meshes. Only solids and watertight meshes of the selected blocks

of xrefs are included in the STL file. All other geometry is discarded.

Create a binary STL file? [Yes/No] <Yes>: To create a STL file, enter y or press

Enter. To create an ASCII file, enter n

The

Create STL File Dialog Box displays.

The file is created with the .stl file name extension. The STL file format is

compatible with stereolithography apparatus (SLA). The solid data is transferred

to the SLA as a faceted representation of the model. The facets consist of a set

of triangles (with outward pointing normals) that approximate the faces of

the model. From the faceted data, the SLA workstation produces a set of

contours that defines a series of layers representing the part to be built.

Create STL File Dialog Box

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