# Converting .stl files into segments for editing

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/converting-stl-files-into-segments-for-editing/7764
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 26, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/converting-stl-files-into-segments-for-editing/7764 "2019-07-26T00:37:37Z")
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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: [July 26, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/converting-stl-files-into-segments-for-editing/7764/6 "2019-07-26T02:18:23Z")

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You can import models using “Export/import models and labelmaps” section.

You may also load the STL file directly as segmentation (see instructions in [this post](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-to-segmentation/5135/2)).

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