# Export to PDF
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [January 12, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694 "2017-01-12T16:31:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@brideout](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brideout)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/1 "2017-01-12T16:31:59Z")
New user…It would be a benefit if we could export to PDF formats for those clients without 3d cad software.
Is this something I am overlooking?
please advise
thanks
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/2 "2017-01-12T16:58:17Z")
No, currently you can’t export to PDF. But what would you like to export to PDF? The sketches only? Or the entire model to 3d pdf?
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### Author:  [@brideout](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brideout)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/3 "2017-01-12T18:19:41Z")
Thank you for the quick response.
Basically for some clients we thought it may be helpful (for those without CAD software) to provide a PDF image (similar to attached)…
Im currently screen saving then exporting to PDF…so that works…but just wondered if there was a more efficient way of doing this.
This software is of GREAT help ….we love it!!
regards
Bruce
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/4 "2017-01-12T18:29:08Z")
I don’t see the attached file, can you check it please?
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### Author:  [@stevenquinn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stevenquinn)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 5:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/5 "2017-01-13T05:07:14Z")
I could see this being cool for showing off designs. I almost see it as being able to save a screenshot, but without the UI — just the viewport, no buttons, no icons, maybe not even a grid. Just the 3d model / curves.
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### Author:  [@brideout](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brideout)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/6 "2017-01-13T14:03:59Z")
Lets try that…
This is what Im supplying…screen save exported as PDF\>. Just hoping to do something a bit cleaner.
regards
bruce
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/7 "2017-01-13T16:00:26Z")
Attaching PDFs was not allowed, I changed the settings of the forum, can you try it again?
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### Author:  [@basic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/basic)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/8 "2017-11-14T22:44:32Z")
U3D would be great! 🙂
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### Author:  [@genjoashley](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/genjoashley)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/9 "2018-06-08T04:50:52Z")
would love it if there was an pdf export function
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### Author:  [@Smalikhan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Smalikhan)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-pdf/694/10 "2018-06-08T11:52:40Z")
Yes, 3D pdf would be great.