{"id":1310,"date":"2026-04-13T16:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coder.the-bac.edu\/?page_id=1310"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:08:28","slug":"exporting-models","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coder.the-bac.edu\/index.php\/exporting-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Exporting Models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-74bc19025ed4de2e6baef35b3845b56a\">What format do I export as?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the three file options you can pick from; each providing various results so decide on which to choose based on the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">.STL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Positives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simple and common<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quick to Print <strong>(Great for Prototyping)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is a option that is supported by many printers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negatives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limited model information\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does not keep units, color or model geometry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">.OBJ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Positives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ideal for High resolution models\/ Art pieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negatives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just complex overall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larger File Sizes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">.STEP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Positives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stores model geometry\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Able to edit the models afterwards in Rhino\/Sketchup much easier compared to .STL\/.OBJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great option in case you want to share your model and changes have to be made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negatives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Larger file size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d092792a1e398804900d22141577e11\" style=\"color:#ff3e04\"><strong>PLEASE SCALE YOUR OWN MODEL BEFORE EXPORTING; ESPECIALLY IF MADE IN A PARTICULAR SCALE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have multiple pieces to export, please do it in groups and save with the appropriate numbers so we can print all the pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/coder.the-bac.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-09-163033.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1311\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example: Initials_ModelName1,Initials_ModelName2, Initials_ModelName3.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will allow us to arrange your models in a way we want as the arrangement in slicers is important for model strength, avoiding failures and getting a good first layer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a reminder about our <a href=\"https:\/\/coder.the-bac.edu\/index.php\/designing-3d-models\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3D Printer Bed Sizes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exporting 3D Models ( Can use the same method for Sketchup)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/coder.the-bac.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exporting-Guide.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What format do I export as? 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