def read_stl_file(filename):
""" opens a stl file, reads the content, and returns a BRep topods_shape object
"""
assert os.path.isfile(filename)
stl_reader = StlAPI_Reader()
the_shape = TopoDS_Shape()
stl_reader.Read(the_shape, filename)
assert not the_shape.IsNull()
return the_shape
def read_stl(stl_filepath):
"""
This function reads STL format.
Parameters
----------
stl_filepath : str
The file path of the STL file.
Returns
-------
occtopology : OCCtopology
The geometries from an STL file.
"""
from OCC.StlAPI import StlAPI_Reader
from OCC.TopoDS import TopoDS_Shape
stl_reader = StlAPI_Reader()
the_shape = TopoDS_Shape()
stl_reader.Read(the_shape, stl_filepath)
assert not the_shape.IsNull()
return the_shape