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Example 1: 3D Printing in MeVisLab

Example 1: 3D Printing in MeVisLab

     This example is also available on YouTube.

Introduction

This example uses the assimp library to load a 3D file and save the file as *.stl for 3D printing.

Steps to do

Develop your network

Add the modules SoSceneLoader, SoBackground and SoExaminerViewer to your workspace and connect them as seen below.

Open the 3D file

Select the file vtkCow.obj from MeVisLab demo data directory. Open SoExaminerViewer and inspect the scene. You will see a 3D cow.