read_stl: Read an STL file

In scimesh: Headless Publication-Quality 3D Mesh Rendering Engine

Read an STL file

Description

Reads an ASCII or binary STL file and returns a scimesh mesh descriptor list with vertices, triangles, and normals.

Usage

read_stl(path)

Arguments

path	Path to the STL file.

Value

A mesh descriptor list.

Examples

## Not run: 
mesh <- read_stl("model.stl")
nrow(mesh$vertices)

## End(Not run)

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