Get information in MATLAB about a STL file. Use it as,
[F, V, N] = read_stl_file('myfile.stl');
where F are "faces", V are "vertices" and N are "normals".
The object can be plotted with,
p = patch('Faces', F, 'Vertices', V, 'FaceColor', 'red', 'EdgeColor', 'none');
Cite As
Eugenio (2026). read_stl_file(name) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/53736-read_stl_file-name), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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Inspired: STL geometry cleanup
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