# 3D model load in as segmentation, how?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-load-in-as-segmentation-how/15351>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [January 5, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-load-in-as-segmentation-how/15351 "2021-01-05T18:23:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![NoobForSlicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/noobforslicer/32/10900_2.png) [@NoobForSlicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/NoobForSlicer)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-load-in-as-segmentation-how/15351/1 "2021-01-05T18:23:24Z")

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How can a 3d obj file be loaded in and converted to seg.nrrd?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-load-in-as-segmentation-how/15351/2 "2021-01-05T18:58:32Z")

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Using GUI: [https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/modules/segmentations.html#use-cases](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/segmentations.html#use-cases)

Using Python scripts: [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Segmentations](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Segmentations)