Function LoadSTL

ln/stl.go:78–106

(path string)

}

func LoadSTL(path string) (*Mesh, error) {
	fmt.Printf("Loading STL (ASCII): %s\n", path)
	file, err := os.Open(path)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer file.Close()
	var vertexes []Vector
	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
	for scanner.Scan() {
		line := scanner.Text()
		fields := strings.Fields(line)
		if len(fields) == 4 && fields[0] == "vertex" {
			f := ParseFloats(fields[1:])
			v := Vector{f[0], f[1], f[2]}
			vertexes = append(vertexes, v)
		}
	}
	var triangles []*Triangle
	for i := 0; i < len(vertexes); i += 3 {
		t := Triangle{}
		t.V1 = vertexes[i+0]
		t.V2 = vertexes[i+1]
		t.V3 = vertexes[i+2]
		t.UpdateBoundingBox()
		triangles = append(triangles, &t)
	}
	return NewMesh(triangles), scanner.Err()
}