# Extracting a subnetwork from 3D volume

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extracting-a-subnetwork-from-3d-volume/11570>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 16, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extracting-a-subnetwork-from-3d-volume/11570 "2020-05-16T03:21:12Z")\
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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:** [May 16, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extracting-a-subnetwork-from-3d-volume/11570/6 "2020-05-16T18:57:14Z")

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You can remove disconnected fragments using Islands effect; and clip branches using Scissors effect. You can save results to mesh files using [Export to files](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/save-segmentation-directly-to-stl-or-obj-files/2428).

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