[Feature request] Export selected bodies (STL for printing)

Hello!
Would be great to be able to export only selected bodies instead of all visible bodies. Use case - working on a large design and need to 3D print just a few parts.
Right now to do this I have to go and hide everything that’s not needed and then export an STL, and then enable all that back. Or export whole thing and then find just the parts I need in the slicer software, which means very large STL files going around.

Thank you!

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I want it too

Up, need it too… @Shapr3d team, any update on this ?

Hey @CutMaster,
It is available :wink: Select the required bodies, turn Isolate ON, export with Include Hidden Items option off. Only the isolated items will be exported.

Unfortunately, if you want to export more than one body in the same STL, the Isolate approach doesn’t work.

The Isolation approach does work.

Why all of the extra steps? Wouldn’t a right-click option on the items in the objects list to “Export to STL” (solid/mesh objects), or “Export to DXF” (sketches) be a lot simpler of a UX? The rest of the application is super simple and intuitive - this is the one aspect that drives me nuts.

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Yes you are right :grinning:

You can’t rt-click on an iPad. The OPs suggestion would be very useful to my workflow.

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