# Save volume rendering as STL file

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/save-volume-rendering-as-stl-file/524>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation, faq\
**Created:** [June 19, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/save-volume-rendering-as-stl-file/524 "2017-06-19T05:03:48Z")\
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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:** [June 19, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/save-volume-rendering-as-stl-file/524/2 "2017-06-19T05:10:45Z")

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Volume rendering is just a display technique - to get an STL file you need to segment the volume using Segment Editor module.

- Tutorial: [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.6/Training#Segmentation\_for\_3D\_printing](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.6/Training#Segmentation_for_3D_printing)
- Reference: [http://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/module\_segmenteditor.html](http://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/module_segmenteditor.html)

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