numpy-stl

A fast library for reading, writing, and modifying STL files, powered by NumPy.

Getting Started

• Installation
  • Basic Install
  • Optional Speedups
  • Requirements
  • Development Install
• Quick Start
  • Loading an STL File
  • Creating a Mesh from Scratch
  • Inspecting Properties
  • Basic Transformations
  • Saving in Different Formats
  • Next Steps

User Guide

• Reading and Writing STL Files
  • Loading a Single File
  • Loading from a File Handle
  • Loading Multiple Solids (ASCII Only)
  • Combining Multiple Files
  • Reading 3MF Files
  • Saving
• Mesh Operations
  • Rotation
  • Translation
  • Transformation (4x4 Matrix)
  • Combining Meshes
  • Removing Duplicates
• Mesh Properties
  • Surface Area
  • Bounding Box
  • Normals and Unit Normals
  • Mass Properties
  • Convexity
  • Cache Invalidation
• Command-Line Tools
  • stl
  • stl2ascii
  • stl2bin
  • Options
• Performance and Speedups
  • How Speedups Work
  • Installing Speedups
  • Checking Speedups Status
  • When Speedups Are Disabled

API Reference

• API Reference
  • stl.Mesh
  • Enumerations
  • Constants
• stl.Mesh
  • Mesh

Indices and Tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page