Is it possible to 3D print a 3D function plotted in Matlab?
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Greetings to all, I am trying to convert a 3D function plotted in Matlab (or convert it to STL file) to be able to print it in 3D, I am using the stlwrite command but it does not work, I attach my code, I appreciate any suggestions:
% Define your 3D function (example: parabolic function)
a = 1;
b = 2;
c = 3;
myFunction = @(x, y) a*x.^2 + b*y.^2 + c;
% Generate a mesh
x = linspace(-10, 10, 100);
y = linspace(-10, 10, 100);
[X, Y] = meshgrid(x, y);
Z = myFunction(X, Y);
% Triangulate the mesh
triangulation = delaunayTriangulation(X(:), Y(:), Z(:));
% Save the triangulated mesh as an STL file
filename = 'my_mesh.stl';
stlwrite(filename, triangulation.ConnectivityList, triangulation.Points);
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Star Strider
el 12 de Jul. de 2023
Please go ito a bit of detail about the problem. What does ‘it does not work’ mean? What is the result of using stlwrite?
Rahul
el 12 de Jul. de 2023
Please make sure that the stlwrite function is correctly downloaded and it's path has been set correctly.
You can know about this from here: stlwrite - write ASCII or Binary STL files - File Exchange - MATLAB Central (mathworks.com)
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Niranjan Sundararajan
el 12 de Jul. de 2023
Not an official implementation of stlwrite but it works. Paste the function in your current working directory and rename it stlwrite. Then, you can call it by using:
stlwrite(filename, X, Y, Z);
It will work.
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Cris LaPierre
el 12 de Jul. de 2023
Editada: Cris LaPierre
el 12 de Jul. de 2023
However, the input triangulation must be a triangulation object or 2-D delaunayTriangulation object. You are using a 3D delaunay triangulation.
Finally, there is no thickness to your object, which will prevent it from being able to be 3D printed.
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Niranjan Sundararajan
el 13 de Jul. de 2023
stlwrite does not work for 3-D implementation currently in the MATLAB function. And author of this question wants to plot 3-D stl file. Is there some official MATLAB implementation for the same.
Cris LaPierre
el 13 de Jul. de 2023
They do not want to plot it. They want to save it to an STL file and 3D print it.
Cris LaPierre
el 13 de Jul. de 2023
I would point you to this post: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/623773-how-to-generate-a-stl-file-starting-from-a-3d-figure#answer_525658
This may be what @Niranjan Sundararajan is referring to. In that thread, the accepted answer suggests using the file exchange stlwrite function to create a 3D stl.
Here is code that works for me:
% Define your 3D function (example: parabolic function)
a = 1;
b = 2;
c = 3;
myFunction = @(x, y) a*x.^2 + b*y.^2 + c;
% Generate a mesh
x = linspace(-10, 10, 5);
y = linspace(-10, 10, 5);
[X, Y] = meshgrid(x, y);
Z = myFunction(X, Y);
% Triangulate the mesh
TR = delaunayTriangulation(X(:),Y(:),Z(:))
figure
tetramesh(TR)
% Save the triangulated mesh as an STL file
filename = 'my_mesh.stl';
stlwrite(filename,X,Y,Z);
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