# 3D models from mrb files

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-models-from-mrb-files/12007
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-models-from-mrb-files/12007 "2020-06-12T23:49:56Z")
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### Author: ![IanH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71c47a/32.png) [@IanH](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/IanH)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-models-from-mrb-files/12007/1 "2020-06-12T23:49:56Z")

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I’m an undergrad student using Slicer to model soybean nodules. I’ve been segmenting the data and saving them as .mrb files. I’m able to generate a 3D preview, but have not been able to figure out how to generate a file that can be printed out of a 3D model.

Thank you all for any help!

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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: [June 12, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-models-from-mrb-files/12007/2 "2020-06-12T23:52:36Z")

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This section of the Segmentations module documentation should help: [https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/modules/segmentations.html#export-segmentation-to-model-surface-mesh-file](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/segmentations.html#export-segmentation-to-model-surface-mesh-file)