# Shapr3D saves files as .stl but cannot open .stl files?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 16, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-saves-files-as-stl-but-cannot-open-stl-files/2909 "2018-09-16T20:05:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yepher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yepher/32/8902_2.png) [@Yepher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yepher)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-saves-files-as-stl-but-cannot-open-stl-files/2909/7 "2022-08-26T20:13:54Z")

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**Holy Cow!!!** I think it is working!!! I cannot believe it.

 ![stlToDrawing](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/a/1aa32f41a9bb7556e37faa9a3b9f2d77f31ca3ed.png)

I exported this as STL from shapr

(sorry wrong slice direction illustrated in pic)

 ![sphereVisualExample](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/c/ec0ed7f38556961a76a9d35808c124e76f192182.jpeg)

[shapr3d\_export\_2022-08-26\_15h13m.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/bgsFwcnVlK74n8BNi2jgKo3zlpl.shapr) (16.1 KB)

And this is the resulting DXF:

[test.dxf.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/fBNYd5tUtojHaB3vpgjksynXCo3.zip) (9.6 KB)

And this is an example of equally spaced slices along the Z-Axis

 ![slices](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/4/e4780ace3cc6d8f075f498a9ab233237308745ef.png)

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Super simple conversion test. Downloaded this things file: [My Customized Hose Connector - Customizer by Moutix - Thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5449435/files)

Ran it through my stl to dxf converter then used revolved in Sharp3d to make the part fully editable. This took me ~1 minutes to produce.

 ![stl2dxf_test](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/f/cfdac858bc5648d55abd8bb9c555117877502770.jpeg)

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Another Example. Did not do z-axis capture only the x/y. This would have taken me hours the way I did it before. I did this in 10 minutes.

> **[Iron Banner Coaster by Bahgera](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5469409/files)**
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> Destiny Iron Banner coaster

output dxf:  
[wolf.dxf.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/2mNiVwVhwcttDN2iMhdmy9Q0WyK.zip) (210.3 KB)

![wolfCoaster](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/8/0811302731d270c219e2980ccb62eb46960a9a77.gif)

Shapr3D project  
[wolfcoaster\_and\_hose.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/A4dtgVH3V85mFjDydBqlhSoE42G.shapr) (4.8 MB)

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Desktop Organizer. This took me ~3 minutes to reproduce.

> **[desktop organizer by matthias69](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5445659/files)**
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> für Werkzeug - Stift etc.

 ![desktopOrganizer](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/1/5199b82f8963f62405b83afa16a523cf7b31c79b.jpeg)

Project and sliced dxf files:  
[desktopOrganizer.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/fFfsvull8E6z7ZqvpYmgxcDILdH.zip) (6.2 MB)

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