-- File:	StlAPI.cdl
-- Created:	Tue May 13 15:12:43 1997
-- Author:	Fabien REUTER
--		<frr@sgi69>
---Copyright:	 Matra Datavision 1997

package  StlAPI 

    	 ---Purpose : Offers the API for STL data manipulation.
    	 --         

uses 
 
    TopoDS,
    StlMesh
     
is 
    class Writer; 
    class Reader; 
    
    Write(aShape      : in Shape from TopoDS;  
          aFile       : in CString from Standard;
    	  aAsciiMode  : in Boolean from Standard = Standard_True);
	  ---Purpose : Convert and write shape to STL format.
	  --         file is written in binary if aAsciiMode is False
	  --         otherwise it is written in Ascii (by default)

    Read(aShape      : in out Shape from TopoDS;  
          aFile      : CString from Standard);
	  ---Purpose : Create a shape from a STL format.

end  StlAPI;