# \#exporter

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## [How to write my 3D Vase geometry to a file for 3D printing? (like .obj or .stl)](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-write-my-3d-vase-geometry-to-a-file-for-3d-printing-like-obj-or-stl/90044)

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**Author:** [@michiel86](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/michiel86)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-write-my-3d-vase-geometry-to-a-file-for-3d-printing-like-obj-or-stl/90044 "2026-07-07T12:08:45Z")

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I need my vase to be 3D printed. https://codepen.io/michielschukking/pen/azmbpzP So I add the line: import { STLExporter } from ‘three/addons/exporters/STLExporter.js’; To convert my Vase to STL. I am experimenting …

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## [3mf format exporter](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/3mf-format-exporter/58950)

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**Author:** [@wannnwdooo1984](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/wannnwdooo1984)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/3mf-format-exporter/58950 "2025-05-15T16:14:14Z")

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Good afternoon, dear. Since I work with 3d printing, I need to save files in 3mf format, but as I understand it in three.js does not have an exporter for this format. Maybe someone made a custom solution, or are there a…

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## [Export to 3MF Format](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-to-3mf-format/72189)

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**Author:** [@olavodias](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/olavodias)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-to-3mf-format/72189 "2025-04-14T09:47:02Z")

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Hi. I’ve been using threejs to generate meshes dynamically (based on user inputs). These meshes will then be exported and 3d printed. The STL format is ok, however, it is not the greatest for 3d printing. 3MF seem to be …

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## [Export a scene to STEP format .stp](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-a-scene-to-step-format-stp/74058)

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**Author:** [@Amine789](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Amine789)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-a-scene-to-step-format-stp/74058 "2024-11-15T11:41:15Z")

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Hello, We choosed to se threejs in a project that let user add loaded 3d models into a scene and we manage position behind the scenes to construct some kind of a track etc… The customer asks us to export the designed s…

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## [I need help adding alpha vertex color to collada exporter](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/i-need-help-adding-alpha-vertex-color-to-collada-exporter/63075)

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**Author:** [@prominent](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/prominent)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/i-need-help-adding-alpha-vertex-color-to-collada-exporter/63075 "2024-03-21T14:49:17Z")

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I tried emailing the guy that made the exporter, but he is unwilling to help or provide any insights and just told me to ask here on the forums… I just need to add the alpha channel to the vertex colors when exporting. …

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## [Export edges of three-bvh-csg geometry](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-edges-of-three-bvh-csg-geometry/62358)

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**Author:** [@btjacker](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/btjacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-edges-of-three-bvh-csg-geometry/62358 "2024-03-06T11:35:46Z")

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Hi, I would like to create dxf file from my scene. To do this I need coordinates of all edges. It is quite difficult for me because I work in R3F but it seems that this code works for most of objects I use except three-b…

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## [Line2 becomes a weird plane when exporting scene to glb](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/line2-becomes-a-weird-plane-when-exporting-scene-to-glb/58223)

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**Author:** [@JaymeFM](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/JaymeFM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/line2-becomes-a-weird-plane-when-exporting-scene-to-glb/58223 "2023-11-16T14:36:59Z")

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I am making my own small 3d editor where you can make boxes, spheres and lines and can load some stuff in from a database. I wanted to be able to make thin and thick lines, for this I decided to use Line2 after some res…

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## [USDZ Exporter increases file size](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/usdz-exporter-increases-file-size/22777)

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**Author:** [@ranbuch](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/ranbuch)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/usdz-exporter-increases-file-size/22777 "2023-09-07T12:40:00Z")

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I’ve noticed that three.js now supports exporting scenes to USDZ files. That’s awesome BTW! I’ve tried to convert a scene loaded from a GLB file that weighs 2.5 MB and got a USDZ file with the weight of 130 MB. Maybe …

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## [USDZ Exporter flips mesh normals](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/usdz-exporter-flips-mesh-normals/55719)

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**Author:** [@pocce90](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/pocce90)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/usdz-exporter-flips-mesh-normals/55719 "2023-09-06T13:43:08Z")

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Hi there, I have a problem with USDZ Exporter. When I load my gltf in threejs everythings looks good, but when I use usdz exporter to create an usdz model, mesh normals are flipped, It doesn’t happen with all the models …

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## [How to export texture and mesh in OBJ format?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-texture-and-mesh-in-obj-format/7025)

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**Author:** [@Shantanu\_Srivastava](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Shantanu_Srivastava)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-texture-and-mesh-in-obj-format/7025 "2023-06-14T21:08:35Z")

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I am trying to create a scene with OBJ-MTL models in it. Now, I want to export the built scene with texture. For this, I am going with OBJExporter.js. The issue with OBJExporter.js is that it generates only the OBJ file …

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## [GLTFExporter not exporting everything](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/gltfexporter-not-exporting-everything/44699)

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**Author:** [@Chase\_Stokes](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Chase_Stokes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/gltfexporter-not-exporting-everything/44699 "2022-11-15T10:02:31Z")

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I’ve been working on a project that has user importing models and modifying the scene, and we need to export the entire scene and not just the models. I found a code sandbox to try to get it to export everything with no …

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## [USDZExporter support for multiple materials on single Xform](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/usdzexporter-support-for-multiple-materials-on-single-xform/42392)

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**Author:** [@Fezzzi](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Fezzzi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/usdzexporter-support-for-multiple-materials-on-single-xform/42392 "2022-09-09T15:03:18Z")

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Hello there! I am quite new to the whole USD stuff so sorry in advance for wrong terminology. Current USDZExporter works only in case the material property of Mesh object is of type MeshStandardMaterial but shouldn’t Me…

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## [Threejs object to 3D Printing](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/threejs-object-to-3d-printing/42324)

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**Author:** [@Sila](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Sila)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/threejs-object-to-3d-printing/42324 "2022-09-08T20:00:48Z")

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Hi! I am curious if there is a way to export a threejs object to a 3D printing STL file. Thank you.

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## [how can i export clipped ply pointcloud module?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-can-i-export-clipped-ply-pointcloud-module/41461)

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**Author:** [@the-didi](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/the-didi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-can-i-export-clipped-ply-pointcloud-module/41461 "2022-08-16T06:32:12Z")

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Description when i try to export my ThreeJS Scene into plyfile use plyexporter it can not export clipped part of my scene, if i just want to export not clipped part of my scene ,by the way i use clip plane of material to…

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## [How to export and import 3d models into threejs of .js file?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-and-import-3d-models-into-threejs-of-js-file/40952)

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**Author:** [@SeeOn](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/SeeOn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-and-import-3d-models-into-threejs-of-js-file/40952 "2022-08-02T08:18:20Z")

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This might be the stupid question, but here goes nothing. I have seen people using .js file for model instead of .glb, but now sure how they export and import in threeJs. For Reference, I was looking to this example +…

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## [How to get 2D plans from threejs model](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-get-2d-plans-from-threejs-model/34327)

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**Author:** [@Nour\_Knefed](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Nour_Knefed)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-get-2d-plans-from-threejs-model/34327 "2022-02-01T09:35:53Z")

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I am working with a website which have a 3d model created in threejs … User can chane length , height and can add doors or windows. As a result the model will be changed automaticly … My mission now is find a way to ta…

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## [Export to geometry format like iges or step rather than mesh format like stl](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-to-geometry-format-like-iges-or-step-rather-than-mesh-format-like-stl/33509)

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**Author:** [@gxrald](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/gxrald)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-to-geometry-format-like-iges-or-step-rather-than-mesh-format-like-stl/33509 "2022-01-12T06:18:11Z")

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Hello to the threejs communauty, I have developed a simple 3D geometry editor, and so far I have a working stl loader and exporter, thanks to the existing libraries. Now I would like to feed a physic simulation softwar…

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## [\[UPDATED\] thicknessFactor, attenuationColor, attenuationDistance, ior exporter for Blender glTF exporter](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/updated-thicknessfactor-attenuationcolor-attenuationdistance-ior-exporter-for-blender-gltf-exporter/31737)

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**Author:** [@stmaccarelli](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/stmaccarelli)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/updated-thicknessfactor-attenuationcolor-attenuationdistance-ior-exporter-for-blender-gltf-exporter/31737 "2021-12-10T10:48:33Z")

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Hello. I don’t know if it has been covered yet, but I didn’t find a straight way so I just coded an addon for Khronos Group official glTF exporter for Blender, to write KHR\_materials\_volume → thicknessFactor, attenuatio…

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## [Can't export glb object when mesh three materials with addGroup](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cant-export-glb-object-when-mesh-three-materials-with-addgroup/32203)

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**Author:** [@Enrican](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Enrican)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cant-export-glb-object-when-mesh-three-materials-with-addgroup/32203 "2021-11-29T17:00:13Z")

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Hi, in one project I mesh three materials (one color and two images png) to appy to a glb child object , the result is good but I can’t export it with GLTFExporter. The page simply stop to respond without any error code.…

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## [Export To Three.js](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-to-three-js/31746)

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**Author:** [@N3GIS](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/N3GIS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/export-to-three-js/31746 "2021-11-13T08:36:04Z")

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https://n3gis.github.io/exportToThree.html The demonstration case in this link is using the Unity3d plugin Export To Three.js, the plugin exports the scene in Unity3d to Three.js, the plugin link address …

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## [Exporting an animated GLTF using GLTFExporter](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/exporting-an-animated-gltf-using-gltfexporter/29567)

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**Author:** [@Pau\_Rosello](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Pau_Rosello)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/exporting-an-animated-gltf-using-gltfexporter/29567 "2021-09-03T16:17:58Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to export an animated scene with GLTFExporter, but the exported file is not working (it does without the animation). I’m following the documentation, and I wonder what I’m doing wrong. This is an example w…

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## [Apply Transform2d to texures when exporting to USDZ](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/apply-transform2d-to-texures-when-exporting-to-usdz/26140)

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**Author:** [@kolodi](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/kolodi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/apply-transform2d-to-texures-when-exporting-to-usdz/26140 "2021-05-11T07:54:05Z")

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Hello, I am using the KHR\_texture\_transform extension for glTF models so I can specify a custom tiling (repeat) for each of my texture. I can have AO map with scale of (1,1) and both normal and color maps with scale of,…

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## [Processing geometry before USDZExporter](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/processing-geometry-before-usdzexporter/24523)

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**Author:** [@sergey.meilakh](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/sergey.meilakh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/processing-geometry-before-usdzexporter/24523 "2021-03-19T05:05:22Z")

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Hi. I’ve got an application with a lot of different objects (still with “Geometry” but it doesn’t matter). And now I’m trying to convert it to usdz format using new USDZConverter. In general it works. But it’s rotated 90…

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## [How to export model](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-model/22934)

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**Author:** [@tech\_coder](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/tech_coder)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-model/22934 "2021-02-01T15:49:45Z")

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Hey , I created a scene where I loaded a gltf model and an obj model ( with texture ) . I need to save the model in this scene ( ie both gltf model and obj model as a single model ) . I am a beginner in three.js and don…

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## [Is there a ThreeJS to Collada Exporter?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-a-threejs-to-collada-exporter/174)

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**Author:** [@prometheus](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/prometheus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-a-threejs-to-collada-exporter/174 "2020-09-16T15:05:22Z")

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Is there a ThreeJS to Collada Exporter?

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## [Gltf loader, where do we find the image src and the source image data ( threejs r119 )](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/gltf-loader-where-do-we-find-the-image-src-and-the-source-image-data-threejs-r119/17808)

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**Author:** [@amsi](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/amsi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/gltf-loader-where-do-we-find-the-image-src-and-the-source-image-data-threejs-r119/17808 "2020-08-12T06:25:53Z")

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In the release (r119), GltfLoader has few changes, Image type (normal image to canvas image) and standard material to physical material changes I need to use the source image data, so i can save the texture images in …

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## [How can I save the scene to firebase and load it according?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-can-i-save-the-scene-to-firebase-and-load-it-according/17077)

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**Author:** [@walo](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/walo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-can-i-save-the-scene-to-firebase-and-load-it-according/17077 "2020-07-14T17:30:21Z")

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I’m trying save to the scene (e.g. the position and the animation of an object ) to database like firebase. Therefore when next visiting, users can see the scene they saved and can share it to others. Below is some disc…

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## [How to export the correct STL that the whole file is horizontal?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-the-correct-stl-that-the-whole-file-is-horizontal/16343)

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**Author:** [@AlanXin](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/AlanXin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-to-export-the-correct-stl-that-the-whole-file-is-horizontal/16343 "2020-06-24T01:17:06Z")

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Hi guys, Here is my dome, I create the project based on the example. When I am trying to export the stl, It is wrong rotation. I was trying to rotate the scene before export, but failed. How to export the correct ST…

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## [SkinnedMesh / Animation Support in toJSON() export](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/skinnedmesh-animation-support-in-tojson-export/15842)

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**Author:** [@amsi](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/amsi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/skinnedmesh-animation-support-in-tojson-export/15842 "2020-06-03T17:24:15Z")

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Was trying to understand support issues for Skinned Animation in toJSON(), SkinnedMesh just a mesh with additional skeleton (array of bones) binded to it We just need to export this in SkinnedMesh.toJSON()? Buffered g…

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## [Maya files for JSONLoader](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/maya-files-for-jsonloader/1756)

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**Author:** [@may](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/may)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/maya-files-for-jsonloader/1756 "2020-03-12T17:18:43Z")

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Hi there! I’m quite new to three.js so maybe my problem has a simple solution. What I’m trying to do is use a JSONLoader and use geometry from Maya 2018. When I export models from Maya I’m using this plug-in → https:/…

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