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--- keyencetostl [2021/06/09 17:19] – furst
+++ keyencetostl [2021/06/09 17:34] (current) – [Exporting to STL] furst
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 ====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”.
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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.