file

A file.

Signatures

  • file( string filename )

Details

Representation of a local file of one of the types:

  • 3d model (stl, 3mf, ply)
  • image (png, jpg)

Example

 file f( "myfile.stl" )
 echo( f.exists() )
 

Output

 false
 

Ab file variable can be an open parameter. In this case, a file upload is used to set the parameter value for configuration:

Example

 open file f
 {
   name = "Mesh upload"
   descr = "The user shall provide a mesh here."
   value = "default.stl"
  }
  make mesh( f )
 

Casts To

string

Members

bool exists()

Returns 'true' if the file exists locally, 'false' if it does not. This can be used to determine whether an open file was uploaded by the user.

Parameters

filename

Name of the local file.