# How to get number of points in a model

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-number-of-points-in-a-model/874>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 15, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-number-of-points-in-a-model/874 "2017-08-15T06:44:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![iplneurosurgery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@iplneurosurgery](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/iplneurosurgery)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-number-of-points-in-a-model/874/1 "2017-08-15T06:44:44Z")

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Dear Sir,

I am here to know that how to calculate the number of polygons in a processed .stl model or in any other exported format.

Thanks in Advance

Suba

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**Author:** ![ljod](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ljod/32/652_2.png) [@ljod](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ljod)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-number-of-points-in-a-model/874/2 "2017-08-15T15:05:07Z")

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Hello Suba. You will have the best chance of a helpful reply if you start a new topic, since this is not related to the previous question. If you can use the number of points you can see that in the Models module of Slicer.