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# ExportSurface

> Export Surface node: Export surfaces to file. Params › Export node in Nodi, with its inputs, outputs and properties.

Export surfaces to file.

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

## Inputs

| Input | Type |
| - | - |
| surfaces | `Surface` |
| file name | `String` |
| format (0: stl, 1: obj, 2: gltf, 3: glb, 4: ply, 5: 3mf, 6: step, 7: iges, 8: json) | `Number` |
| meshing quality settings | `Quality` |

## Properties

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

| Property | Type |
| - | - |
| file name | `String` |
| format | `Category` |

## 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.
* [ExportSlices](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/export-slices.md): Slice shapes into layers and export the contours as a slice 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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