frink.graphics

Class STLFormatter

java.lang.Object

frink.graphics.STLFormatter

public class STLFormatter
extends Object

This class contains utilities to create STL (Stereolithography) files for modeling or 3D printing.

Author:

Alan Eliasen, eliasen@mindspring.com

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static DecimalFormat	FLOAT_FMT A DecimalFormat that will be used to format numbers to 5 decimal places.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
STLFormatter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	toSTLFormat(Vector<Triangle3DFloat> triangles, String objName) This method turns a vector of Triangle3DFloat into a string representing a STL file.
static String	toSTLFormat(Vector<Triangle3DFloat> triangles, String objName, float scale) This method turns a vector of Triangle3DFloat into a string representing a STL file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FLOAT_FMT

private static final DecimalFormat FLOAT_FMT

A DecimalFormat that will be used to format numbers to 5 decimal places.

Constructor Detail

STLFormatter

public STLFormatter()

Method Detail

toSTLFormat

public static String toSTLFormat(Vector<Triangle3DFloat> triangles,
                                 String objName,
                                 float scale)

This method turns a vector of Triangle3DFloat into a string representing a STL file.

Parameters:

triangles - A vector of triangles. The vector may be obtained from

objName - The object name to be used inside the obj file.

scale - A scale to multiply each point by.

See Also:

MarchingCubes.triangulateHull(float, float, int, float, float, int, float, float, int, frink.graphics.Field3DFloat, float)

toSTLFormat

public static String toSTLFormat(Vector<Triangle3DFloat> triangles,
                                 String objName)

This method turns a vector of Triangle3DFloat into a string representing a STL file.

Parameters:

triangles - A vector of triangles. The vector may be obtained from

objName - The object name to be used inside the obj file.

See Also:

MarchingCubes.triangulateHull(float, float, int, float, float, int, float, float, int, frink.graphics.Field3DFloat, float)