Retrieving mesh points of a CAD object

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I would like to implement functionality that would allow me to export (mesh) points of the surface of a CAD object into a file.

I have had a look at some CAD applications but can't find any that would let me do this directly so I suspect I might need to get the information about mesh points of an object using a CAD application that provides API's.

Please can anyone point me to an application that might help me achieve my aim.

Do you mean CAD applications you looked at doesn't export to STL or OBJ? — Andrey.Dankevich, Apr 10 '13 at 13:50
I want to export mesh points to a text file so that I can write C++ code that will read that file. CAD applications that I have seen export to different formats, if they export to STL or OBJ and I can find a way to get the mesh point in those files, that will be OK too. — TEEROSS, Apr 15 '13 at 09:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 14 '13 at 03:51

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How about writing an STL file and then

cat myFile.stl | grep -i vertex | sort | uniq > myPoints.txt

(also as Windows user you have these commands with Cygwin).

answered Apr 14 '13 at 03:51

leftangle

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Thanks, I will investigate this. – TEEROSS Apr 15 '13 at 09:34

Retrieving mesh points of a CAD object

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