# New export functionality

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** feature\
**Created:** [December 7, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950 "2021-12-07T15:16:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ebrahim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ebrahim/32/13403_2.png) [@ebrahim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ebrahim)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950/1 "2021-12-07T15:16:36Z")

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Thanks to the feedback and guidance of @lassoan, @pieper, and @jcfr. I am pleased to announce that export functionality is now available in the latest Slicer preview release. Right click on a node in the data module to see a new context menu item that allows you to quickly export an individual node.

 ![export04](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/1/f/1f58fe42319d7b109d6f132b5575998d10d9d44f.png)

Exporting should not interfere with saving. For example, exporting a node that was modified since the last scene save does not prevent that node from being included by default during the next scene save.

Exporting a node with a transform provides the option of applying the transform in the exported file.

![export03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/d/6d3e25c2c3be1738d815f889875f3c6c5995e67c.png)

Simultaneous export of multiple nodes is not yet supported.

Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950/2 "2021-12-07T17:13:23Z")

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> [@ebrahim](#):
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> Simultaneous export of multiple nodes is not yet supported.

This is great. Does is allow export of multiple files of the same type? Like if I create folder within data and have three volumes nested within, will it allow to export all of them to the specified folder?

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**Author:** ![ebrahim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ebrahim/32/13403_2.png) [@ebrahim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ebrahim)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950/3 "2021-12-07T17:16:23Z")

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> Does is allow export of multiple files of the same type?

No, not yet. This is the next aspect I’ll be looking into.

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950/4 "2021-12-07T17:18:20Z")

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Let us know when you do that, and we will remove the ExportAs from SlicerMorph going forward (I think that’s the only feature currently not covered).

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**Author:** ![ebrahim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ebrahim/32/13403_2.png) [@ebrahim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ebrahim)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-export-functionality/20950/5 "2022-01-28T14:59:51Z")

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Update: [Multiple node export now supported](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/multiple-node-export-now-supported/21681)