How do you read iges files in matlab?

I tried it with the IGES toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/13253-iges-toolbox

close all;clear all; clc

% example.m plots an IGES CAD-object
% Compile the c-files
makeIGESmex;
% Load parameter data from IGES-file.
[ParameterData,EntityType,numEntityType,unknownEntityType,numunknownEntityType]=iges2matlab('IGESfiles/60.igs');
% Plot the IGES object
plotIGES(ParameterData,1);

I get the following error:

Undefined function or variable 'makeIGESmex'.

Error in iges2matlabexample (line 5)

makeIGESmex;

I saved the igesToolbox.mltbx file to the current directory, so that can't be the issue.

VR2014a

[Mike AA]

Whoops, forgot to install the toolbox.

Answer 1

[Hornett]

To install and verify the IGES toolbox in MATLAB, follow these steps:Step 1: Install the Toolbox

Install via MATLAB Add-Ons:

1. Open MATLAB.
2. Go to the "Home" tab.
3. Click on "Add-Ons" and then "Get Add-Ons".
4. In the Add-On Explorer, search for "IGES Toolbox".
5. Click on the toolbox and then click "Add" to install it.

Install from File:

1. If you have the .mltbx file, you can install it directly.
2. In MATLAB, go to the "Home" tab.
3. Click on "Add-Ons" and then "Install from File".
4. Select the .mltbx file you downloaded.

Verify Installation

Check Installed Add-Ons:

• In MATLAB, go to the "Home" tab.
• Click on "Add-Ons" and then "Manage Add-Ons".
• Ensure that the IGES toolbox appears in the list of installed add-ons.

Verify Toolbox Path:

• Ensure that the toolbox is added to your MATLAB path.
• You can check this by running:

which iges2matlab

This should return the path to the iges2matlab function if the toolbox is correctly installed. I hope it helps