Split STL File

Utilities Split STL File (Part Level)

This command splits a standard STL data file into several smaller files by cutting equal thickness slices from the original STL data and saving them in separate files.  This will help load very large STL files into VX.  

This command produces a number of equal thickness "slices" from the original STL data and outputs each slice in a separate STL data file. The output files reside in the same location as

the original STL file and are named automatically as follows:

"File Name."+"Axis(X/Y/Z)"+"[1...n"+"of"+"n]"+".stl"

For example: If "MyFile.STL" is cut along Z-axis into 2 slices, the files will be named:

MyFile.Z[1 of 2].stl

MyFile.Z[2 of 2].stl

You may specify the direction along which the slices are cut as well as the number of slices to produce.

Optional Inputs