read stl files

[saisp]

how to read stl files in binary format using mfc?

[CPallini]

saisp wrote:

how to read stl files in binary format using mfc?

:confused:

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

[beko]

http://www.codeproject.com/opengl/stlviewer.asp[^]

[saisp]

yes i have seen this. but this code reads only ascii format files. i have to read both. if i convert binary to ascii the file is not valid one. since the string value is not there. how to convert binary to ascii

[CPallini]

Thank you! :)

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

[saisp]

what's this?

[beko]

I dont know much about STL format, however check VTK. There should be an example showing how to use VTK with MFC.