Convert USD to STL via C#

Export USD & other 3D files using .NET Framework, .NET Core and Mono

Export USD Scene as STL with C#

  1. Load USD file using a constructor of Scene class
  2. Call Scene.Save method
  3. Pass output file name with .stl extension as first parameter
  4. Specify STLASCII field value from FileFormat class

3D Format Conversion API for .NET

Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.3d or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.3D.

Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or DLLs in a ZIP file from downloads .

C# Code for USD to STL Conversion

// load the USD in an object of Scene 
var scene = new Aspose.ThreeD.Scene("template.usd");
// save USD as a STL 
scene.Save("output.stl", Aspose.ThreeD.FileFormat.STLASCII);

Other Conversion Options

USD TO OBJ (Wavefront 3D Object File)
USD TO DXF (Autodesk Drawing Exchange Format)
USD TO DAE (Digital Asset Exchange File)
USD TO DRC (Google Draco File Format)
USD TO RVM (AVEVA RVM)
USD TO STL (Stereolithography File)
USD TO ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange File)
USD TO FBX (Autodesk FBX Interchange File)

USD What is USD File Format?

A file with .usd extension is a Universal Scene Description file format that encodes data for the purpose of data interchanging and augmenting between digital content creation applications. Developed by Pixar, USD provides the ability to interchange elemental assets (such as models) or animation.

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STL What is STL File Format?

STL, abbreviation for stereolithrography, is an interchangeable file format that represents 3-dimensional surface geometry. The file format finds its usage in several fields such as rapid prototyping, 3D printing and computer-aided manufacturing. It represents a surface as a series of small triangles, known as facets, where each facet is described by a perpendicular direction and three points representing the vertices of the triangle. Resultant data is used by applications to determine the cross section of the 3D shape to be built by the fabber. There is no information available in the STL file format for representation of colour, texture or other common CAD model attributes.

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