pyvista.STLReader

class STLReader(*args, **kwargs)

STL Reader for .stl files.

Examples

>>> import pyvista
>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> filename = examples.download_cad_model(load=False)
>>> filename.split("/")[-1]  # omit the path
'42400-IDGH.stl'
>>> reader = pyvista.get_reader(filename)
>>> mesh = reader.read()
>>> mesh.plot()

Methods

STLReader.hide_progress()	Hide the progress bar when loading the file.
STLReader.read()	Read data in file.
STLReader.show_progress([msg])	Show a progress bar when loading the file.

Attributes

STLReader.path	Return or set the filename or directory of the reader.
STLReader.reader	Return the vtk Reader object.