# Export as 3D Print

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-as-3d-print/14020
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [July 24, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-as-3d-print/14020 "2021-07-24T05:38:25Z")
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### Author: ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-as-3d-print/14020/1 "2021-07-24T05:38:25Z")

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Why not adding as a sliced stl instead of moving the file to desktop or a laptop?

Just for making things easier.

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### Author: ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-as-3d-print/14020/2 "2021-07-26T15:01:21Z")

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Well, Prusa slicer is specific to my printer. The settings there are great. Also the sliced model is nothing more than Gcode for printers. It wouldn’t be easier because externally sliced Gcode does not take into account position on the bed among other things like heat and material changes etc.