# Trouble printing text as different colour after export

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-printing-text-as-different-colour-after-export/40210>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-printing-text-as-different-colour-after-export/40210 "2026-01-28T01:44:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![doorstriker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@doorstriker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/doorstriker)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-printing-text-as-different-colour-after-export/40210/1 "2026-01-28T01:44:15Z")

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Hi

Newbie here. I’ve made a disc. Extruded some text, and imported into Bamboo Studio.

Now I see there are some problems with color information in such things a STL files. But it would appear that the STL file sees both the disc and text as part of the body.

Is this standard? or what have a stuffed up?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Cesar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/cesar/32/36265_2.png) [@Cesar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cesar)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-printing-text-as-different-colour-after-export/40210/2 "2026-01-28T09:03:05Z")

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Hi,

You can modify this behavior by changing the **Result** parameter to **New Body** in your history tab.

After that, just reimport the file into Bamboo Studio.

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-28 at 10.04.49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/b/2b95deee43166f991a471a47543ed56b8cf8e80c.png)

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-printing-text-as-different-colour-after-export/40210/3 "2026-01-29T17:34:34Z")

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You should shy away from stl. Use step instead. Or at least use 3mf.