[vtkusers] How to save STL file

[Chao Wang]

Hey gus,

I am new to VTK, and trying to conver a OBJ file to a STL file. I tried the
following code section, but it didn't work. It did created a STL file, but
with nothing inside, only 1KB. Any help and direction would be appreciated.

Thanks.

   vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBJReader> readerOBJ =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBJReader>::New();
   readerOBJ->SetFileName(filename.c_str());
   readerOBJ->Update();

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkSTLWriter> stlWriter =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkSTLWriter>::New();
  stlWriter->SetFileName("Bobcat.stl");
  stlWriter->SetInputConnection(readerOBJ->GetOutputPort());
  stlWriter->Write();

-- 
Chao Wang
Graduate Research Assistant
The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
The Peter Kiewit Institute
1110 S. 67th Street 118A
Omaha, NE 68182-0571
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