# Can’t convert to STL

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-convert-to-stl/3798>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 16, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-convert-to-stl/3798 "2018-08-16T14:23:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![hina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@hina](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/hina)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-convert-to-stl/3798/1 "2018-08-16T14:23:31Z")

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Operating system:win10  
Slicer version:4.8.1 r26813  
Expected behavior:at save menu STL file format is selectable  
Actual behavior:STL not displayed,and can’t select

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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:** [August 16, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-convert-to-stl/3798/2 "2018-08-16T14:38:58Z")

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I guess you would like to save segmentation as STL. The simplest is to use a recent nightly version of Slicer and its segmentation “Export to files” feature. See for example this post for more details: [How to export stl files ?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-stl-files/3041)

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**Author:** ![hina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@hina](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/hina)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 6:36am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-convert-to-stl/3798/3 "2018-08-17T06:36:08Z")

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Thank you very much

I’ll try this.

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**Author:** ![Naubru340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ad7895/32.png) [@Naubru340](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Naubru340)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-convert-to-stl/3798/4 "2018-08-16T14:50:28Z")

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Thank you.

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