# How to export segmentation label from volume to surface mesh on the fly?

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**Created:** [November 9, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-segmentation-label-from-volume-to-surface-mesh-on-the-fly/9094 "2019-11-09T10:08:35Z")\
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Some software have problems with binary mesh files, so you can try to uncheck “Compression” option in Save dialog when exporting.

Yes, you can compute surface metrics within Slicer, too. You can show any color scheme, show color bar, etc. See some more info [here](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/colour-map-for-model-comparison/8446).

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