STLReader

class STLReader(*args, **kwargs)

STL Reader for .stl files.

Wraps vtkSTLReader.

Examples

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>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> filename = examples.download_cad_model(load=False)
>>> Path(filename).name
'42400-IDGH.stl'
>>> reader = pv.get_reader(filename)
>>> mesh = reader.read()
>>> mesh.plot()

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