# Exporting screenshot of section view

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479 "2024-04-24T16:57:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Coffeecup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Coffeecup](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Coffeecup)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/1 "2024-04-24T16:57:57Z")

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Hello - I am trying to export a screenshot of a section view.

Windows desktop version of software.

When I try to use the image export tool, it turns on visualization, which turns off my section view.

Any input?

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**Author:** ![Steve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/steve/32/2446_2.png) [@Steve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steve)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/2 "2024-04-25T01:42:50Z")

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If you just need a screenshot, you might be able to use a “standard” tool. On the Mac, you can easily get a full screenshot, a specific window, or a user selected area of any desired application. Perhaps Windows has the same feature built-in. If not, there are probably 3rd party programs to do it which shouldn’t be too expensive.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/3 "2024-04-25T01:54:36Z")

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I agree that a basic screenshot could do however by using Shapr3D’s **export image** , one can hide the **grid** and **body edges** as shown below which is easily done on the iPad Pro. Here’s a section view of a funnel for resin 3D printing. @Coffeecup has a valid request.

 ![resin funnel](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/4/04591e0023b5cf204f28d7db475e3f16d3c14efc.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Steve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/steve/32/2446_2.png) [@Steve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steve)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/4 "2024-04-25T03:15:56Z")

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Good to know. Guess I should have actually tried it before giving advice 😊

Works the same on a Mac. Hopefully, the Windows version does too.

Anyhow, always good to learn something new. Thanks

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/5 "2024-04-25T04:02:47Z")

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Hey, I’m always learning something new around here too!  
-Mike

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**Author:** ![Shaun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/shaun/32/18786_2.png) [@Shaun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Shaun)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/6 "2024-04-26T10:17:23Z")

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I requested this feature over a year ago. I have to open files on my iPad just to take a screenshot and then send it back to myself. It’s annoying.

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**Author:** ![Coffeecup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Coffeecup](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Coffeecup)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-screenshot-of-section-view/31479/7 "2024-04-26T19:52:02Z")

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Ah, okay, so it sounds like a feature missing from the Windows version.

Thank you all for the input.