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vtkSTLWriter Class Reference

write stereo lithography files. More...

#include <vtkSTLWriter.h>

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Public Methods
virtual const char *	GetClassName ()
virtual int	IsA (const char *type)
Static Public Methods
vtkSTLWriter *	New ()
int	IsTypeOf (const char *type)
vtkSTLWriter *	SafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)
Protected Methods
	vtkSTLWriter ()
	~vtkSTLWriter ()
void	WriteData ()
void	WriteBinarySTL (vtkPoints *pts, vtkCellArray *polys)
void	WriteAsciiSTL (vtkPoints *pts, vtkCellArray *polys)

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Detailed Description

write stereo lithography files.

Date:

2001/10/11 13:37:34

Revision:

1.38

vtkSTLWriter writes stereo lithography (.stl) files in either ASCII or binary form. Stereo lithography files only contain triangles. If polygons with more than 3 vertices are present, only the first 3 vertices are written. Use vtkTriangleFilter to convert polygons to triangles.

Warning:

Binary files written on one system may not be readable on other systems. vtkSTLWriter uses VAX or PC byte ordering and swaps bytes on other systems.

Tests:

vtkSTLWriter (Tests)

Definition at line 66 of file vtkSTLWriter.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkSTLWriter::vtkSTLWriter (    )  [protected]

vtkSTLWriter::~vtkSTLWriter (    )  [inline, protected]

Definition at line 74 of file vtkSTLWriter.h.

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Member Function Documentation

vtkSTLWriter* vtkSTLWriter::New (    )  [static]

Created object with default header, ASCII format, and default names for scalars, vectors, tensors, normals, and texture coordinates. Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataWriter.

virtual const char* vtkSTLWriter::GetClassName (    )  [virtual]

Return the class name as a string. This method is defined in all subclasses of vtkObject with the vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h. Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataWriter.

int vtkSTLWriter::IsTypeOf (  const char *    type )  [static]

Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h. Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataWriter.

virtual int vtkSTLWriter::IsA (  const char *    type )  [virtual]

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h. Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataWriter.

vtkSTLWriter* vtkSTLWriter::SafeDownCast (  vtkObject *    o )  [static]

Will cast the supplied object to vtkObject* is this is a safe operation (i.e., a safe downcast); otherwise NULL is returned. This method is defined in all subclasses of vtkObject with the vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h. Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataWriter.

void vtkSTLWriter::WriteData (    )  [protected, virtual]

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataWriter.

void vtkSTLWriter::WriteBinarySTL (  vtkPoints *    pts, vtkCellArray *    polys )  [protected]

void vtkSTLWriter::WriteAsciiSTL (  vtkPoints *    pts, vtkCellArray *    polys )  [protected]

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• IO/vtkSTLWriter.h

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