# Export issues on iPad

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-issues-on-ipad/38534>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-issues-on-ipad/38534 "2025-06-26T07:05:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ecreatures](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ecreatures/32/15450_2.png) [@ecreatures](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ecreatures)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-issues-on-ipad/38534/1 "2025-06-26T07:05:46Z")

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Shapr 3D provides 2 options for export : regular and quick  
The regular option allows to export a ZIP with all first level (not hidden) items. On my iPad this function is unreliable : it randomly group visible items in one stl instead of creating as many stl as first level items.  
I could’nt find any constant in this misbehaviour and it is very annoying in terms of productivity.  
Or may be I’m misunderstanding what a first level element is : does a directory with elements inside be considered as a first level element and inside items a second level?  
Does the content of a directory exports a a single stl?

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-issues-on-ipad/38534/2 "2025-06-26T07:30:49Z")

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I’ve never used this function before, but a quick test shows the following: if you collapse all folders, you’ll see only the top-level elements — each visible body or folder at that level will be exported as a separate file.

I tested this on both Mac and iPad, and they behave the same way.

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-issues-on-ipad/38534/3 "2025-06-26T08:33:01Z")

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Hi,  
My test on Mac Studio with Quick Export STL.

 ![Capture d’écran 2025-06-26 à 10.25.00](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/c/8ce5d602e93208a5befc1e2f4dcf99f9afed22c8.jpeg)  
You can see 4 bodies in items side bar.  
In the ZIP document \>  
 ![Capture d’écran 2025-06-26 à 10.30.11](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/e/eeb0cd89c03186b9f0230a4cc9ca1232d5fe9b34.png)  
Don’t forget this : _File names are based on item labels._

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**Author:** ![ecreatures](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ecreatures/32/15450_2.png) [@ecreatures](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ecreatures)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-issues-on-ipad/38534/4 "2025-06-26T11:15:18Z")

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OK solved I guess I did not understand the "first level " concept thought that when I only had directories the item inside where first level.  
Thanks for you support