# Export 3D stl file from Volume Rendering

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-3d-stl-file-from-volume-rendering/30526>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-3d-stl-file-from-volume-rendering/30526 "2023-07-11T17:29:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rbumm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rbumm/32/9404_2.png) [@rbumm](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/rbumm)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-3d-stl-file-from-volume-rendering/30526/2 "2023-07-11T19:31:20Z")

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No, that is not possible. [Volume rendering is a display technique and no data are generated that could be exported to a model.](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-the-volume-rendering-into-models/1019/5)

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