Binary STL to ASCII STL converter

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Sat, 2009-12-05 11:20
mike
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Hi all,

does anyone know of a free application for converting binary STL files to ASCII STL files?

If not, I'll write a utility myself. The formats are simple and easy to deal with.

Regards,

Mike.

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Sat, 2009-12-05 11:58
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Forrest Higgs
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Yeah, Meshlab will do that.  You simply import your binary STL and save it as a ASCII STL.  No sweat.

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Sat, 2009-12-05 12:32
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mike
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Any idea how, Forrest?

I only see a single STL file type when selecting "Save as Type"

Using meshlab v1.2.2

Cheers,

Mike

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Sat, 2009-12-05 14:20
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Forrest Higgs
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When you actually click to save a little window comes up that has a checked box in it named "binary encoding".  You uncheck that box and you're good to go.  :)

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Sat, 2009-12-05 20:48
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Not for me, under windows.

I'll carry on experimenting a bit. Mayb you have to modify the object before you get the extra option.

Cheers,

Mike.

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Sat, 2009-12-05 22:05
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Forrest Higgs
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I'm running under Windows.

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Sun, 2009-12-06 06:52
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Sorted it  ;D

You have to select Save rather than Save As. Bizzare, but it works.

Thanks Forrest

Mike.

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