STL file export from LabView

[Ninabar]

Hi, 

We have a 3D array of vertices (x,y,z) (cloud of points). Is there a way to exsport an STL file based on the 3D array?

We tried using this VI:  http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/3d-model-exprot-from-labview/m-p/2831766/highlight/true#M827698 , but it created a broken binary STL file.

Thank you

[MarcDub]

STL is a mesh format, meaning that your vertices must be organized in triangular surfaces (3 vertices per surface) before being able to export them. Going from cloud of points to surface is a tricky thing. The easiest thing I can recommend is to export your points in a format compatible with Meshlab (www.meshlab.org) and use Meshlab to convert your cloud of points into a mesh. Then export from meshlab into a .STL file.

You can use the 30-day free trial Haro3D library (download using VIPM) to export the cloud of points to a .XYZ or .PLY file. 

And join the 3D Vision group if you are interested.

Good luck

[VLADIMIR_BRAZIL]

You can see it in my example.  It will generate both formats ply and stl files.