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# ExportSlices

> Export Slices node: Slice shapes into layers and export the contours as a slice file. Params › Export node in Nodi, with its inputs, outputs and properties.

Slice shapes into layers and export the contours as a slice file.

**Category**: [Params](https://docs.nodi3d.com/nodi-editor/nodes.md#params) › Export\
**Shown in the node menu as**: Export Slices

## Inputs

| Input | Type |
| - | - |
| shapes | `Mesh, Implicit` |
| file name | `String` |
| format (0: cli, 1: 3mf) | `Number` |
| build plate (optional, default: world XY) | `Point, Plane` |
| build direction (optional for plane) | `Vector, Plane` |
| layer thickness | `Number` |
| tolerance (implicit) | `Number` |
| split height (mm, 0: single file) | `Number` |

## Properties

Properties are set in the Inspector and are used when the matching input is not connected.

| Property | Type |
| - | - |
| file name | `String` |
| format | `Category` |
| encoding | `Category` |
| layer thickness | `Number` |
| tolerance | `Number` |
| slice at | `Category` |
| zero layer | `Bool` |
| split height | `Number` |

## Related nodes

Other nodes in Params › Export:

* [ExportBrep](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-brep.md): Export Brep or surfaces to STEP/IGES file.
* [ExportCurve](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-curve.md): Export curves to file.
* [ExportMesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-mesh.md): Export meshes to file.
* [ExportPoint](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-point.md): Export points to file.
* [ExportSurface](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-surface.md): Export surfaces to file.
* [ExportText](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-text.md): Export a text file.
* [ExportTexture](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-texture.md): Export a texture to an image file.


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