# How to save 3D slicer model into .step file

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 12, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401 "2019-09-12T12:58:03Z")
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### Author: ![rahul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@rahul](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/rahul)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401/1 "2019-09-12T12:58:03Z")

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Operating system:  
Slicer version:  
Expected behavior:  
Actual behavior:

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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: [September 12, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401/2 "2019-09-12T13:07:09Z")

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Slicer can read/write many file formats - see complete list [here](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/SlicerApplication/SupportedDataFormat). You’ll have to use mesh converter to create a .step file from any of the supported file formats.

If you want this feature to be directly available in Slicer then you can implement VTK mesh to .step conversion using some library (and if you want the file format to be available in the Save data dialog then also add a custom node storage node).

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### Author: ![balakonvict](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/balakonvict/32/15095_2.png) [@balakonvict](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/balakonvict)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401/3 "2022-09-27T10:55:57Z")

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can you elaborate in detail sir?

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### Author: ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401/4 "2022-09-27T12:41:04Z")

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The updated link to the supported file formats is here:

[https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/data\_loading\_and\_saving.html#models](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/data_loading_and_saving.html#models)

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### Author: ![balakonvict](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/balakonvict/32/15095_2.png) [@balakonvict](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/balakonvict)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-save-3d-slicer-model-into-step-file/8401/5 "2022-09-29T11:15:18Z")

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im getting stl as file format output and in need to import into solidwords for designing brackets and after that i will be importing it into ansys and now imhaving stl file as the final output