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StL Data File Viewer

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5 Mar 2003CPOL2 min read 507.1K   14.7K   60  
A simple StereoLithography data file viewer.
// StLReader.cpp: implementation of the CStLReader class.
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "StLViewer.h"
#include "StLReader.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[]=__FILE__;
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Construction/Destruction
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

CStLReader::CStLReader(const CString& fName) : fileName(fName)
{
	pointList = new CListOfCPoint3D;
	Read();
}

CStLReader::~CStLReader()
{
	pointList->Clear();
	delete pointList;
}

CStLReader* CStLReader::Copy()
{
	CStLReader* R = new CStLReader(fileName);
	return R;
}

bool CStLReader::Read()
{
	FILE* stlfp;
	int i=0,j=0,cnt=0 ,pCnt=4;
	char a[100];
	char str[40];
	double x=0,y=0,z=0;
	CPoint3D tPoint;
	stlfp = fopen(fileName,"r");
	if(!stlfp)
		return false;
	else
	{
		do
		{
			i=0;
			cnt=0;
			fgets(a,100,stlfp);
			while(a[i]!='\0')
			{
				if(!islower((int)a[i]) && !isupper((int)a[i]) && a[i]!=' ')
					break;
				cnt++;
				i++;
			}
			while(a[cnt]!='\0')
			{
				str[j]=a[cnt];
				cnt++;
				j++;
			}
			str[j]='\0';
			j=0;
			if(sscanf(str,"%lf%lf%lf",&x,&y,&z)==3)
			{
				tPoint.SetParam(x,y,z);
				pointList->Append(tPoint);
			}
			pCnt++;
		}while(!feof(stlfp));
		fclose(stlfp);
		return true;
	}
}

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Product Manager Mahindra & Mahindra
India India
Sharjith is a Mechanical Engineer with strong passion for Automobiles, Aircrafts and Software development.

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