# Export Metadata

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-metadata/40149>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-metadata/40149 "2026-01-15T23:00:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-metadata/40149/1 "2026-01-15T23:00:35Z")

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Is there a way to have Shapr3D export metadata such as part names? As far as I can tell, it does not do this by default.

I am asking about this because I would like to import a Shapr3D model into another program so that I can perform mass properties calculations (a feature I requested several years ago and for which I have never received a reply from the Shapr3D staff). If the exported file included the part name, for example, I could automatically associate material properties with it and perform the mass properties calculations myself. As it currently stands, I need to export and then import each part as an individual file which is time consuming and error prone.