Slices: program for showing and slicing stl models

Slices is a stand alone program, which reads stl files, 
but this version does not write outputs. However, some 
informations appear on the java consol partly in Hungarian.
The input file types are:  
    stlascii, stlbinc (big_Endian binary),
    stlbinj (little_Endian binary) files created by CAD systems.
    (stldat is an internal data format of this program.)  
In order to run the stand alone program java.exe is needed.
Create a separate directory, and 
download the files slices.jar and mintak.zip in this directory.
Unzip the file mintak.zip containing 4 stl ascii files.
Type the the command:   java -jar slices.jar
The program shows a tetrahedron. The textfields "file name",
"plane and position" and "move by steps" are either empty or
are showing the default values depending on the installed
set of fonts on your computer. (Use fonts of max 12pt!)
You may define a slicing plane by choosing a coordinate plane
paralel to the required plane, entering the corresponding
coordinate value of its position, and (for paralel moving) 
entering the step size. Consider the measurements of the
including box of the model written in the screen! 
       ! Close the input data always with enter/return!
The default input file name is "hengluk" which is the surface
of a cylinder with 2 holes. (Type hengluk for file name,
if it isn't shown, and chose stlascii for file typ, then
press "load"). The boundary edges of the holes are drawn
in blue. During slicing the surface you may change the
direction of projection, translate and scale the projection
of the model on the screen. All edges or silhouette edges 
or boundary edges with the line of intersection are
shown according to the chosen drawing mode.  

In a more developed version of this program defect triangles
can be deleted from the mesh, and simple holes can be filled
with the help of the line of intersection in a semi-interactive
way. The improved mesh will be written into a binary stl file
and a dat file containig the internal data structure.

Budapest, 2006. February.
                                  M. Szilvasi-Nagy