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importplot

  

import from geometric data file to plot

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Options

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

importplot(fname, opts)

Parameters

fname

-

filepath or URL of the data file

opts

-

(optional) the format option as described below

Options

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format = string

  

Specifies the input format. It must correspond to one of the listed supported formats. If unspecified, then the format is inferred from the file extension of fname.

Description

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The importplot command retrieves data from a file encoding 2-D or 3-D geometry and produces a representation of that geometry as a Maple plot.

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All imported data produces plot structures using the CURVES, POINTS, and POLYGONS plot data formats. SUBSECTION Supported Import Formats

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Formats supported by importplot include the following: AMF, BYU, JVX, OBJ, OFF, PLY, STL, VTK

Examples

Import a dodecahedron encoded in stereolithography (STL) format.

stlFileTools:-JoinPathexample/dodecahedron.stl,base=datadir

stl/maple/cbat/active/169462/data/example/dodecahedron.stl

(1)

plottools:-importplotstl

Import a cogged gear encoded in Stanford Polygon (PLY) format.

gearFileTools:-JoinPathexample/gear.ply,base=datadir

gear/maple/cbat/active/169462/data/example/gear.ply

(2)

plottools:-importplotgear

Import a spacecraft model encoded in BYU object format.

byuFileTools:-JoinPathexample/shuttle.byu,base=datadir:

plottools:-importplotbyu,format=BYU

Import a stellated polyhedron encoded in PLY format.

stellatedFileTools:-JoinPathexample/stellated.ply,base=datadir:

plottools:-importplotstellated,format=PLY

Compatibility

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The plottools[importplot] command was introduced in Maple 18.

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For more information on Maple 18 changes, see Updates in Maple 18.

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The plottools[importplot] command was updated in Maple 2021.

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The format option was updated in Maple 2021.

See Also

Formats

Import

plots:-surfdata

plottools:-exportplot