How to import a stl file from CAD to MAT

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kha quach
kha quach on 4 Jun 2011
Edited: DGM on 12 Jul 2025
I have the STL files... i want to import it to matlab... i found the CAD2MATDEMO.M...i know it can do it but i don't know how... anybody can show me how,please? many thanks in advance...

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Jan
Jan on 4 Jun 2011
There are a lot of STL functions in the FEX:
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/?term=STL
DGM
DGM on 12 Jul 2025
Edited: DGM on 12 Jul 2025
Since R2018b, MATLAB has built-in STL tools
stlread
stlwrite
For legacy versions needing third-party tools, I'd recommend these tools. This explains why.

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