The STL File format can be either ASCII or Binary. ParaView is exporting a binary file. ParaView _may_ offer the option to write out an ASCII file. Looks like Ghex software can only read an ASCII STL file.
Mike Jackson On Nov 20, 2014, at 5:51 AM, ehsan saei <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I have a question about stl output of paraview. > I try to use paraview for designing some structures and and then I export > those structures with stl (binary) format. but when I try to read the file > using Ghex software of ubuntu except from the first line the rest of file > looks like this: > > > 7RI����'7()07RI����'7�u7RI��O�;7P���<�0b7RI�8��'70b7RI����'7�u7RI��O�;7P���<��u7RI�8O�;70b7RI�8��'7�u7RI��O�;7�?��/7RI�8��=7()07RI�8��'7�u7RI�8O�;7�?�()07RI�8��'70b7RI�8��'7�u7RI�8O�;7[W�;�}?�/7RI����=7�/7RI�8��=7�u7RI��O�;7[W�;�}?�/7RI�8��=7�u7RI�8O�;7�u7RI��O�;7$����()07RI�8��'7()07RI����'70b7RI�8��'7$����()07RI����'70b7RI����'70b7RI�8��'7K��>�m�l?5��6RI�8)��7��]6RI�8I@�7��]6RI��I@�7K��>�m�l?5��6RI��)��75��6RI�8)��7��]6RI��I@�7���5��6RI��)��7��]6RI��I@�7(I6RI���E�7����K�6RI��\�75��6RI��)��7(I6RI���E�7Cľ�ql��K�6RI�8\�7�K�6RI��\�7(I6RI���E�7Cľ�ql�(I6RI�8�E�7 > > Do you have any suggestion? > I do apologize if this question is not allowed in this mail-list. > > Thanks in advance, > Ehsan > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview
