[vtkusers] Export STL files with VTK

[Will Schroeder]

vtkSTLWriter writes out triangle vtkPolyData. Look at vtk/graphics/examplesTcl/AllWriters.tcl for an example.

At 02:53 PM 8/21/00 -0700, thomas bajeux wrote:

>hi, 
>
>how can VTK export STL files ?
>
>i indeed want to use these files to mesh in 3D my volumetric model built
>with VTK and i need STL (or STEP) files for my mesh generator.
>
>so how can VTK export STL files ?
>Is the result perfect?

Make sure the data is triangles.
Will




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