Export Mesh as STL-File

scottd · May 16, 2025, 9:21pm

Sounds odd, can you open this one?
test.stl (684 Bytes)

I used this def:
ExportToSTLV8.gh (9.8 KB)

martinsiegrist · May 16, 2025, 9:45pm

No sorry I cannot open this *.stl

Wait. My and your file opens in Rhino 9 WIP but it crashes Rhino 8

scottd · May 16, 2025, 10:05pm

In 8, are you opening thru the File pulldown > Open command?

For me this opens in 8. I am running 8.21 Windows? Windows for your setup?

Trying to determine how open or import might be different?

martinsiegrist · May 16, 2025, 10:11pm

Yes open command.

System Info Rhino 8

Rhino 8 SR21 2025-5-16 (Rhino 8, 8.21.25136.10001, Git hash:master @ e0a4b4942b1cfe680b2531b4879fa030194ff396)
License type: Commercial, build 2025-05-16
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 11 (10.0.26100 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 128GB)
.NET 8.0.16

Computer platform: DESKTOP

Standard graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA RTX A5000 (NVidia) Memory: 24GB, Driver date: 1-26-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 572.16
> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0
- Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1

Secondary graphics devices.
NVIDIA Quadro K2200 (NVidia) Memory: 4GB, Driver date: 1-26-2025 (M-D-Y).
> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- There are no monitors attached to this device!

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 8x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 1-26-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.7216
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 24564 MB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Users\martinsiegrist\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\NVIDIADenoiser\0.4.3\NVIDIADenoiser.Windows.rhp “NVIDIADenoiser.Windows” 0.4.3.0

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\WebBrowser.rhp “WebBrowser”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IronPython\RhinoDLR_Python.rhp “IronPython” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Grasshopper\GrasshopperPlugin.rhp “Grasshopper” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.21.25136.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

System Info Rhino 9 WIP

Rhino 9 SR0 2025-5-13 (Rhino WIP, 9.0.25133.12305, Git hash:master @ b4245b0c20169dc325cfed119b4f8b1fb8cc339f)
License type: Commercial, build 2025-05-13
License details: Cloud Zoo
Expires on: 2025-06-27

Windows 11 (10.0.26100 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 128GB)
.NET 9.0.5

Computer platform: DESKTOP

Standard graphics configuration on OpenGL
Primary display: NVIDIA RTX A5000 (NVidia) Memory: 24GB, Driver date: 1-26-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL(4.6.0 NVIDIA 572.16)
> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0
- Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1

Secondary graphics devices.
NVIDIA Quadro K2200 (NVidia) Memory: 4GB, Driver date: 1-26-2025 (M-D-Y).
> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- There are no monitors attached to this device!

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 1-26-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.7216
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 24564 MB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\ConstraintsUI.rhp “Constraints UI” 9.0.25133.12305

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\WebBrowser.rhp “WebBrowser”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoBonusTools.rhp “Rhino Bonus Tools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\AnimationTools.rhp “AnimationTools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\import_PLY.rhp “PLY - Polygon File Format Import”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\import_STEP.rhp “STEP Import”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\ShrinkWrap.rhp “ShrinkWrap” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\IronPython\RhinoDLR_Python.rhp “IronPython” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Grasshopper\GrasshopperPlugin.rhp “Grasshopper” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\import_STL.rhp “STL Import”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 9.0.25133.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\import_OBJ.rhp “Import_OBJ” 9.0.25133.12305

scottd · May 16, 2025, 10:17pm

Hardware looks fine.

How about this STL, used Regular Rhino Export Selected for this one:
test.stl (684 Bytes)

martinsiegrist · May 16, 2025, 10:43pm

Import works with Rhino 8.

Open fails with other *.stl files too.

scottd · May 16, 2025, 10:50pm

OK, so in your case import works, but Open does not. That is interesting.

What import options are you using?

martinsiegrist · May 16, 2025, 10:51pm

The same as on your screenshot.

Here’s a crash dump:

RhinoCrashDump.3dm (16.1 KB)

My Rhino 8 also crashes when I’m trying to open a *.ply file

kike · May 17, 2025, 7:01am

Hi @martinsiegrist,

I would rollback to 8.20 and if you want to test this install the latest v9 that will include it.
If is not in the current v9 will be on the one of Tuesday.

martinsiegrist · May 17, 2025, 8:32am

I’m not using Rhino 8 much, so no problem…

PS: This dujour build can’t open *.step either.

dale · May 19, 2025, 2:51pm

We need the .dmp file, not the .3dm file.

Thanks,

– Dale

martinsiegrist · May 21, 2025, 7:17am

Thank you guys this works now in Rhino 9 WIP.

I was wondering how the export scheme is chosen?

kike · May 21, 2025, 1:25pm

This will be included in v9.

The import and export components will have an additional input to specify all the options are on the dialogs that Rhino shows when you run it from UI.

May be a good idea implement the casting from string as a way to reference the local scheme name.

But if you want a .gh file do the same in all computers the user should be able to set this values independently on Grasshopper.

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