# Geometry incorrect when exporting

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/geometry-incorrect-when-exporting/4843>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 4, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/geometry-incorrect-when-exporting/4843 "2019-06-04T21:00:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JasonB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jasonb/32/3852_2.png) [@JasonB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JasonB)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/geometry-incorrect-when-exporting/4843/1 "2019-06-04T21:00:33Z")

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Exporting to step. Upon opening file the geometry’s incorrect. Any help please as this is urgent! [image|349x500](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/fEDH9YGvVEqrVzEUjS1B2B9eFu0.png)

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/geometry-incorrect-when-exporting/4843/2 "2019-06-04T21:04:43Z")

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What’s exactly the problem? To which software are you going to import?

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**Author:** ![JasonB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jasonb/32/3852_2.png) [@JasonB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JasonB)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/geometry-incorrect-when-exporting/4843/3 "2019-06-04T21:11:32Z")

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Hi Istvan,  
Importing back into shar3d from the files just created…

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/geometry-incorrect-when-exporting/4843/4 "2019-06-04T21:14:40Z")

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Can you please send the workspace to [support@shapr3d.com](mailto:support@shapr3d.com)? If you would export and import in Parasolid (x\_t) file format, it will work. It’s the native data representation of Shapr3D.