Why does the slicing software interpret the hollow body as solid, despite deleting the face? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question. Also if you orient the top face such that it is on the left side, would the body behave like a hollow body?
Always interesting, Andrew! I really like your work. Related to .STL files, is it possible to edit a G-Code? I've always wondered if we had a G-Code that worked well printing a single, small file, *and without recreating those settings, and re-exporting it*, could we edit a G-Code to allow for MULTIPLE prints of that same file?
You'll only see text if the file is saved as an ASCII stl and not a binary one. You can import the file into Meshmixer and export as an ASCII stl if you only have a binary one available!
An ASCII STL is human-readable, while a binary STL is not. A program like Meshmixer can typically import and export both types, but I’ve never tried explicitly converting one. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes for you!
What editor can edit an STL file in ASCII? Meshmixer can genetrate an STL file in ASCII, and LibreOffice Writer can read this file and convert the file into .tex file. However, some information is lost when thsis coversion is done. Reading an STL file in ASCII by LibreOffice Writer and save it as .otd or .tex file: File Explorer > select New > OpenDocument Text > LibreOffice Writer > Open > select an ASCII STL file > save as ODF Text Document (otd) or Text If someone knows any free editor that can be used to edit an STL file in ASCII, please let me know.
Is VS Code different from Visual Studio? What I want to do is for every vertex if (z > 2.0) { x=1.0+(z-2.0)*0.1*x; y=1.0+(z-2.0)*0.1*y;} For each increase of z value, x and y values are increased by 0.1 starting from1.0. As there are many vertices, editing manually is not possible. Basically, can we read STL file in ASCII, eidt it by , say, C code, and strore it as a new RTL file in ASCII. OR can we convert a .tex or .otd file describing RTL data in ASCII to a RTL file in ASC readable by a CAD program?
@@AndrewSink Thanks for the video, I tried opening various STL files in Atom and VS and get unreadable unicode characters eg ���8n �� �~���" ��:�?��H�ƾ�� do I need to decode this somehow; how did you do this?
@@GroockG Most likely your file is saved as a binary STL and you need to convert it to Ascii STL. I'm sure most 3D viewer programs can do this, but if you have Blender, take your file then do Export > STL and then there is a little check box for ASCII, the exported file should allow you to read it in a text viewer
Didn’t learn anything! I already know what’s in St. Louis it’s just like buildings and people and stuff. Idk they also have an arch they’re sooooooo proud of.
I was going to make a custom 3d printer script for my arduino. This video helped so much!
@@powerxcode5333 Great, glad to hear it!
Amazing explanations, would be nice to see some custom G-code compilers out of those STL's
brother you have no idea how helpfull this was for me
Thanks! Glad you got some use out of it!
This is amazing, Andrew. So helpful and cool. Love you're using Blender too!
Blender FTW!
@@AndrewSink Hey do you think it would be possible to utilize the info given in a STL file to calculate the surface area of the object?
@@TheClem9779 For sure! Should be able to that easily on Blender!
@@TheClem9779
With a neural net will be a piece of cake 🍰
Why does the slicing software interpret the hollow body as solid, despite deleting the face? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question. Also if you orient the top face such that it is on the left side, would the body behave like a hollow body?
Hello, could you please tell me how to name the face sets in an STL file in ASCII format?
Awesome explanation ! Thanks !
Glad I could help!
Always interesting, Andrew! I really like your work. Related to .STL files, is it possible to edit a G-Code? I've always wondered if we had a G-Code that worked well printing a single, small file, *and without recreating those settings, and re-exporting it*, could we edit a G-Code to allow for MULTIPLE prints of that same file?
Great video!
Thanks! It’s one of my favorite videos of all the ones I’ve made, so that really means a lot. 🥹
Hey, Thanks for the video. I was wondering if you could explain how do we understand a binary stl file
If you're not a computer, you're going to have a hard time with binary .STL files. ASCII is the way to go for a human readable format.
Beautiful Video Thaks
Glad you liked it!
Really cool!
Thanks!
@@AndrewSink but what text editor do you use? (I tried notepad but it was not successful attempt)
Where are you finding the text? I've seriously been trying and I can't open it in any way that is intelligible.
You'll only see text if the file is saved as an ASCII stl and not a binary one. You can import the file into Meshmixer and export as an ASCII stl if you only have a binary one available!
@@AndrewSink ahhh, that's good to know. Thank you. This will be very helpful.
what is the difference between normal stl and STL Ascii and how to convert an stl file to STL Ascii
An ASCII STL is human-readable, while a binary STL is not. A program like Meshmixer can typically import and export both types, but I’ve never tried explicitly converting one. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes for you!
can you please explain how to do slicing of an stl file using matlab
FYI, this comment sparked off a lot of great ideas on Twitter, check it out! twitter.com/AndrewASink/status/1419711316751695877
How would I look up a already sliced model to see the settings?
You can open a .gcode file in the same way!
how do you upload the text of the stl to blender into a 3d model?
You can just upload the STL into Blender directly!
How I can read printer parameter from stl file in python
You should be able to parse through them directly as a text file!
hey which software you used for mouse track
Google Slides! 🤣
What editor can edit an STL file in ASCII?
Meshmixer can genetrate an STL file in ASCII, and LibreOffice Writer can read this file and convert the file into .tex file. However, some information is lost when thsis coversion is done.
Reading an STL file in ASCII by LibreOffice Writer and save it as .otd or .tex file:
File Explorer > select New > OpenDocument Text > LibreOffice Writer > Open
> select an ASCII STL file > save as ODF Text Document (otd) or Text
If someone knows any free editor that can be used to edit an STL file in ASCII, please let me know.
You can use both VS Code and Atom; those are my favorites!
Is VS Code different from Visual Studio?
What I want to do is
for every vertex if (z > 2.0) { x=1.0+(z-2.0)*0.1*x; y=1.0+(z-2.0)*0.1*y;}
For each increase of z value, x and y values are increased by 0.1 starting from1.0. As there are many vertices, editing manually is not possible.
Basically, can we read STL file in ASCII, eidt it by , say, C code, and strore it as a new RTL file in ASCII. OR can we convert a .tex or .otd file describing RTL data in ASCII to a RTL file in ASC readable by a CAD program?
@@AndrewSink Thanks for the video, I tried opening various STL files in Atom and VS and get unreadable unicode characters eg ���8n
�� �~���"
��:�?��H�ƾ�� do I need to decode this somehow; how did you do this?
@@GroockG Most likely your file is saved as a binary STL and you need to convert it to Ascii STL. I'm sure most 3D viewer programs can do this, but if you have Blender, take your file then do Export > STL and then there is a little check box for ASCII, the exported file should allow you to read it in a text viewer
how did you manage to create shape with round numbered vertex? because mine is a mess with a lot of decimals
I made mine from scratch, so I picked integers!
@@AndrewSink using blender?
Yup!
Cool video 😉
Hahaha, thanks!
Didn’t learn anything! I already know what’s in St. Louis it’s just like buildings and people and stuff. Idk they also have an arch they’re sooooooo proud of.
Legit laughed out loud at this one.
No quad .STL's? 😃
emacs might be simpler than blender
Hello, could you please tell me how to name the face sets in an STL file in ASCII format?