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Export

Press Ctrl+E, or choose File > Export…, to send a part to a slicer or another program.

The Export window with STL and Medium chosen

Pick a format

Type picks the format.

Type Use it for
STL, 3MF A slicer.
STEP Another CAD program, it keeps the exact surfaces.
GLB A viewer.

For a laser cutter, export a sketch or a flat face as DXF or SVG, see below.

Settings

  1. Bodies: with several bodies, All in one file or Each body as its own file. With bodies selected, you can export only those.
  2. Unit: for STL and 3MF. Leave it on Millimeter, since a slicer reads the numbers as they are.
  3. Format: for STL, Binary or ASCII.
  4. Refinement: how finely curves are cut into triangles. Medium suits most prints, High suits large smooth curves, Low suits quick tests.
  5. Advanced: sets the triangles by hand, and turns Refinement to Custom.

Press Export… and pick where the file goes. If a step failed, a warning names it, because its shape is missing from the file.

A sketch or a flat face as DXF or SVG

DXF and SVG draw one sketch or one flat face at true size, in millimetres.

  1. Right click a sketch in the Items card and choose Export as DXF… or Export as SVG…. For a face, right click it in the view and choose Export face as DXF… or Export face as SVG….
  2. Set Tolerance, then press Export….

A face keeps its holes. Lines, arcs and circles stay exact, other curves become short straight lines within Tolerance.