ymous"></script><!-- pkgdown --><script src="../pkgdown.js"></script><meta property="og:title" content="Convert an STL file to an x3p file — stl_to_x3p"><meta property="og:description" content="STL (STereo Lithographic) files describe 3d objects as mesh objects. Here, we assume that the 3d object consists of a 3d surface on the top of a rectangular, equi-spaced 2d grid.
We further assume, that each node of the STL file describes the x-y location of an actual measurement. These measurements are then conver