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This is the standard command to export objects inside a FreeCAD document to other file formats. A selection must be made before launching the command.
The '''Std Export''' command exports selected objects to a different file format. Many file formats are supported and for some formats multiple export options exist. See [[Import_Export|Import Export]] for more information.


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# Select one or more objects. Do not use {{KEY|Ctrl}}+{{KEY|A}} to select all objects. Use a [[Std_BoxSelection|box selection]], {{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|B}}, instead. To select a [[PartDesign_Body|PartDesign body]] in the [[Tree_view|Tree view]] only the body itself or its last feature should be picked.
# Select objects to export, either in the Model tree or in the 3D view using [[Std BoxSelection|box selection]].
# There are several ways to invoke the command:
# Go to {{MenuCommand|{{StdMenu|[[Std File Menu|File]]}} → Export}} or press the {{KEY|Ctrl}} + {{KEY|E}} keyboard shortcut
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|File → [[Image:Std_Export.svg|16px]] Export...}} option from the menu.
# Select the file type
#* Use the keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|Ctrl}}+{{KEY|E}}.
# Type a name
# Select the correct file format in the dialog box.
# Press the {{KEY|Save}} button.
# Enter a filename.
# Press the {{Button|Save}} button.


==Preferences==
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For supported file types, see [[Import Export]].


See: [[Import_Export_Preferences|Import Export Preferences]].
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==Notes==
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Options for some file formats can be defined in {{MenuCommand|Edit → [[Preferences Editor|Preferences]] → Import-Export}}.


* To export a [[Mesh Workbench|mesh object]] to a solid file format it must first be converted. See the [[Import from STL or OBJ]] tutorial.
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* Some workbenches have additional export commands. See: [[Import_Export|Import Export]].


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* A [[Mesh Workbench|mesh object]] cannot be directly exported to a CAD format (STEP, IGES, BREP). It must be converted to a shape and/or a solid first, see the [[Import from STL or OBJ]] tutorial.
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Revision as of 14:50, 8 March 2020

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Std Export

Menu location
File → Export...
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
Ctrl+E
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std PrintPdf, Import Export, Import Export Preferences

Description

The Std Export command exports selected objects to a different file format. Many file formats are supported and for some formats multiple export options exist. See Import Export for more information.

Usage

  1. Select one or more objects. Do not use Ctrl+A to select all objects. Use a box selection, Shift+B, instead. To select a PartDesign body in the Tree view only the body itself or its last feature should be picked.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Select the File → Export... option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+E.
  3. Select the correct file format in the dialog box.
  4. Enter a filename.
  5. Press the Save button.

Preferences

See: Import Export Preferences.

Notes