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--- keyencetostl [2021/06/09 17:18] – furst
+++ keyencetostl [2021/06/09 17:34] (current) – [Exporting to STL] furst
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 =====Keyence 3D image to STL=====
 **3D data must be collected using "Depth Up" on the keyence microscope**
+**[[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iVN1yk9f39hcIrFkHzkHuAN27g0ST3jN?usp=sharing|Keyence Software for Conversion]]**
 The Keyence has the ability to use its motorized objective and focus sensing to create 3D depth maps by scanning the focal point of the microscope up and down across the sample. This 3D data is saved within the .jpg or .tiff file, and must be exported to a .csv file before STL conversion.
 ====Exporting .csv data from .jpg or .tiff file====
-Obtaining 3D data from these files requires Keyence software. This is available on the computer used for the laser cutter. To find it, open the Windows search bar and search for “vhx3d”.
+Obtaining 3D data from these files requires Keyence software. This is available on the computer used for the CNC mill. To find it, open the Windows search bar and search for “vhx3d”.
 {{:tools:keyencemicroscope:findsoftware.jpg?400|}} \\
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 ====Exporting to STL====
-  - Download
+  - Download the Matlab scripts "surf2stl.m" and "stl_maker.m", making sure they reside within the same file path folder as the .csv file exported earlier
+  - Launch STL maker within Matlab
+  - Change the file name path within "stl_maker.m" to match that of the exported .csv file \\{{:tools:keyencemicroscope:urfilename.jpg?400|}}
+  - Run the script, matlab will automatically export the STL file to the file path This PC->Documents->MATLAB with the file name of your csv file appended with _STL.
+  - The exported STL will simply be a mesh file of the surface scan generated by the keyence. Importing the STL into Solidworks or another mesh file editor should allow surfaces to be added and the mesh to be closed if solid 3D prints are desired.