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

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 7, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231 "2021-12-07T19:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Artie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/artie/32/12569_2.png) [@Artie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Artie)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/1 "2021-12-07T19:57:33Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Jakob127](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Jakob127](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jakob127)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/2 "2022-02-08T14:37:04Z")

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I want it too

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**Author:** ![CutMaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@CutMaster](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CutMaster)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/3 "2023-10-09T08:03:03Z")

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

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**Author:** ![H\_Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@H\_Daniel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/H_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/4 "2023-10-09T08:33:43Z")

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

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/6 "2023-10-09T21:55:20Z")

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

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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:** [October 9, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/7 "2023-10-09T23:42:18Z")

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The Isolation approach does work.

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**Author:** ![trboyden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/trboyden/32/27645_2.png) [@trboyden](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/trboyden)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/8 "2024-08-18T15:17:00Z")

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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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**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:** [August 18, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/9 "2024-08-18T15:30:53Z")

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Yes you are right 😀

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**Author:** ![ttnova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ttnova/32/5339_2.png) [@ttnova](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ttnova)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-export-selected-bodies-stl-for-printing/16231/10 "2024-08-18T23:48:12Z")

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