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STL File Viewer for JAVA

Render STL files without any 3D modeling and rendering software.

 

Aspose.3D for Java Aspose.3D for Java

Overview

How to View STL File Using Java

In order to view STL file, we’ll use

Aspose.3D for Java

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use viewer API for Java platform. You can download its latest version directly from

Aspose Maven Repository

and install it within your Maven-based project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.

Repository


<repository>
<id>AsposeJavaAPI</id>
<name>Aspose Java API</name>
<url>https://repository.aspose.com/repo/</url>
</repository>

Dependency

<dependency>
<groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
<artifactId>aspose-3d</artifactId>
<version>version of aspose-3d API</version>
<classifier>jdk17</classifier>
</dependency>

Steps to View STL via Java

Java programmers can easily view STL in just a few lines of code.

  • Load STL file via the constructor of Scene class
  • Create an instance of Html5SaveOptions
  • Set properties for advanced formatting
  • Call the Scene.Save method with object of Html5SaveOptions
  • Check resultant HTML file in default browser

System Requirements

Aspose.3D for JAVA is supported on all major operating systems. Just make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with Java Runtime Environment for JSP/JSF Application and Desktop Applications.
  • Get latest version of Aspose.3D for Java directly from Maven.
 

JAVA code to View STL


//The source file to be viewed and the output file after saving
String file = "template.stl";
String output = "outFile.html";

// load scene via an instance of Scene
Scene scene = new Scene(file);

// create an object of Html5SaveOptions and set properties for formatting
Html5SaveOptions option=new Html5SaveOptions();
// turn off the grid
option.setShowGrid(false);
// turn off the user interface
option.setShowUI(false);

// save 3D scene as HTML5,load the HTML5 file through the browser yourself
scene.save(output, option);
 

    • Free App to View STL

    Other Supported Viewer Formats

    Using JAVA, One can also view many other file formats including.

    3DS (3D Studio Mesh File Format)
    3MF (3D Manufacturing Format)
    AMF (Additive Manufacturing Format)
    ASE (Aseprite Sprite File)
    DAE (Digital Asset Exchange File Format)
    DXF (Autodesk Drawing Exchange File Format)
    DRC (Google Draco)
    FBX (Filmbox Interchange File)
    GLB (Binary GlTF File)
    GLTF (GL Transmission Format)
    JT (JT File Format)
    OBJ (OBJ File Format)
    PLY (Polygon File Format)
    PDF (3D PDF)
    RVM (RVM File Format)
    STL (Stereolithography)
    U3D (Universal 3D File Format)
    VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
    X (DirectX Model File)
    USD (Universal Scene Description)
    USDZ (Universal Scene Description Zip Archive)