# I read a stl file and want to convert it to image, How can i do using ITK?

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/i-read-a-stl-file-and-want-to-convert-it-to-image-how-can-i-do-using-itk/3600
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**Created:** [November 5, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/i-read-a-stl-file-and-want-to-convert-it-to-image-how-can-i-do-using-itk/3600 "2020-11-05T09:52:32Z")
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### Author: ![wulicheng](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/wulicheng/32/1390_2.png) [@wulicheng](https://discourse.itk.org/u/wulicheng)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/i-read-a-stl-file-and-want-to-convert-it-to-image-how-can-i-do-using-itk/3600/1 "2020-11-05T09:52:32Z")

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this is the stl 3D PolyData.  
 ![图片](https://discourse.itk.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/22ca1d61cd469a3e3f880e29506892ef9f735a14.png)

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### Author: ![dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/dzenanz/32/1093_2.png) [@dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/u/dzenanz)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/i-read-a-stl-file-and-want-to-convert-it-to-image-how-can-i-do-using-itk/3600/2 "2020-11-05T13:53:10Z")

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Look at [TriangleMeshToBinaryImage filter example](https://itk.org/ITKExamples/src/Core/Mesh/ConvertTriangleMeshToBinaryImage/Documentation.html).