# STL Model Data size

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stl-model-data-size/6877>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 22, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stl-model-data-size/6877 "2019-05-22T02:33:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stl-model-data-size/6877/2 "2019-05-22T02:37:18Z")

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> [@Size of STL/OBJ files - too many triangles](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/size-of-stl-obj-files-too-many-triangles/5137):
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> Operating system: windows 10 Slicer version:4. 10 Expected behavior: Actual behavior: Hi everyone, Is there a way to compress the size of 3D models before exporting them as STL or OBJ format. Sometimes these are about 100 MBs and its difficult to put them in presentations. Thanks, Sarv

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