VLFLfigure

by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - Visualization
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 1.0, Creation date: 2012-11-09, Last change: 2025-09-14

Application for opening and viewing STL Files

Description

The function can be compiled as application or used as user interface function. Called without input parameters, a file reading dialog will be opened. There are examples for reading, writing of STL files and changing light condition or grid information.
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See Also: VLFLfigure , SGfigure , SGtitle , select3d , pixelofaxis , VLFLplotlight

Example Illustration

Syntax

[hf,hm,ht,htt]=VLFLfigure([])

Output Parameter

`hf`:		handle to figure
`hm`:		handle to menu
`ht`:		handle to toolbar
`htt`:		handle to button 1

Examples

GUI with a small cube (0.1 0.1 0.1) in the center:
VLFLfigure

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Algorithm (Workflow)

The function VLFLfigure is designed to open and view STL files, either as a standalone application or as a user interface function. It is part of the SolidGeometry library and was introduced to demonstrate MATLAB's capabilities to the company Arburg.

Input Parameters

varargin: A variable-length input argument list that allows the function to accept any number of input arguments.

Output Results

hf: Handle to the figure.
hm: Handle to the menu.
ht: Handle to the toolbar.
htt: Handle to button 1.

Algorithm Steps

The function first checks the validity of the VLFL license using VLFLlicense('TL30111965'). If the license is invalid, it pauses for 1 second and throws an error.
If no input arguments are provided (nargin==0), the function checks the number of output arguments (nargout).
If there are no output arguments, it calls app_2012_11_09([]) to open the file reading dialog.
If there are output arguments, it calls app_2012_11_09(' ') to initialize the application with a space character as input.
If input arguments are provided, it calls app_2012_11_09(varargin{:}) with the provided arguments.
If there are no output arguments, it calls app_2012_11_09(varargin{:}) again to execute the application.
If there are output arguments, it assigns the results of app_2012_11_09(varargin{:}) to [hf,hm,ht,htt].

Example Usage

To create a GUI with a small cube (0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1) in the center, simply call VLFLfigure without any arguments.

Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-19 07:20. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)

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