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1// Created on: 1997-05-13
2// Created by: Fabien REUTER
3// Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Matra Datavision
4// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
5//
6// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
7//
8// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
9// the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
10// by the Free Software Foundation, with special exception defined in the file
11// OCCT_LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt. Consult the file LICENSE_LGPL_21.txt included in OCCT
12// distribution for complete text of the license and disclaimer of any warranty.
13//
14// Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of Open CASCADE
15// commercial license or contractual agreement.
16
17#ifndef _StlAPI_HeaderFile
18#define _StlAPI_HeaderFile
19
20#include <Poly_Triangulation.hxx>
21#include <Standard.hxx>
22#include <Standard_DefineAlloc.hxx>
23#include <Standard_Handle.hxx>
24#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
25#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
26class TopoDS_Shape;
27class StlAPI_Writer;
28class StlAPI_Reader;
29
30//! Offers the API for STL data manipulation.
31class StlAPI
32{
33public:
34
35 DEFINE_STANDARD_ALLOC
36
37 //! Convert and write shape to STL format.
38 //! File is written in binary if aAsciiMode is False otherwise it is written in Ascii (by default).
39 Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Boolean Write (const TopoDS_Shape& theShape,
40 const Standard_CString theFile,
41 const Standard_Boolean theAsciiMode = Standard_True);
42
43 //! Legacy interface.
44 //! Read STL file and create a shape composed of triangular faces, one per facet.
45 //! This approach is very inefficient, especially for large files.
46 //! Consider reading STL file to Poly_Triangulation object instead (see class RWStl).
47 Standard_DEPRECATED("This method is very inefficient; see RWStl class for better alternative")
48 Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Boolean Read (TopoDS_Shape& theShape,
49 const Standard_CString aFile);
50
51};
52
53#endif // _StlAPI_HeaderFile