vcglib/wrap/io_trimesh/export_stl.h

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#ifndef __VCGLIB_EXPORT_STL
#define __VCGLIB_EXPORT_STL

#include <stdio.h>

namespace vcg {
namespace tri {
namespace io {

/** 
This class encapsulate a filter for opening stl (sterolitograpy) meshes.
The stl format is quite simple and rather un-flexible. It just stores, in ascii or binary the, unindexed, geometry of the faces.
*/
template <class SaveMeshType>
class ExporterSTL
{
public:
static bool Save(SaveMeshType &m, const char * filename , bool binary =true, const char *objectname=0)
{
  typedef typename SaveMeshType::FaceIterator FaceIterator;
	FILE *fp;

	fp = fopen(filename,"wb");
	if(fp==0)
		return false;

	if(binary)
	{
		// Write Header
		char *header="VCG                                                                                                  ";
		if(objectname)	strncpy(header,objectname,80);
		fwrite(header,80,1,fp);
		// write number of facets
		fwrite(&m.fn,1,sizeof(int),fp); 
		Point3f p;
		unsigned short attributes=0;
    
    FaceIterator fi;		
		for(fi=m.face.begin(); fi!=m.face.end(); ++fi) if( !(*fi).IsD() )
		{
			// For each triangle write the normal, the three coords and a short set to zero
			p.Import(vcg::NormalizedNormal(*fi));
			fwrite(p.V(),3,sizeof(float),fp);
 
			for(int k=0;k<3;++k){
				p.Import((*fi).V(k)->P());
				fwrite(p.V(),3,sizeof(float),fp);
			}
			fwrite(&attributes,1,sizeof(short),fp);
		}
	}
	else
	{
		if(objectname) fprintf(fp,"solid %s\n",objectname);
		else fprintf(fp,"solid vcg\n");

		Point3f p;
		FaceIterator fi;	
		for(fi=m.face.begin(); fi!=m.face.end(); ++fi) if( !(*fi).IsD() )
		{
	  	// For each triangle write the normal, the three coords and a short set to zero
			p.Import(vcg::NormalizedNormal(*fi));
			fprintf(fp,"  facet normal %13e %13e %13e\n",p[0],p[1],p[2]);
			fprintf(fp,"    outer loop\n");
			for(int k=0;k<3;++k){
				p.Import((*fi).V(k)->P());
				fprintf(fp,"      vertex  %13e %13e %13e\n",p[0],p[1],p[2]);			
			}
			fprintf(fp,"    endloop\n");
			fprintf(fp,"  endfacet\n");
		}
		fprintf(fp,"endsolid vcg\n");
	}
	fclose(fp);
	return true;
}
}; // end class

} // end Namespace tri
} // end Namespace io
} // end Namespace vcg



#endif