Export formats compared

All 3D exports are watertight, and each reports its size when it’s done.

Demo

In the free demo, PNG and GIF are free; 3D exports, baked maps and hair export need the full version. See Demo and full version.

Format	Units, up	Keeps	Use it for
STL (binary)	mm, Z up	Shape	3D printing in any slicer
3MF	mm, on the plate	Shape, objects, paint as filament colours	Multi-colour printing
OBJ	mm, Y up	Shape	Other 3D apps
GLB	metres, Y up	Shape, vertex colours, objects as nodes, materials	Blender, web viewers
PLY	mm, Z up	Shape, vertex colours	Colour-printing services
PNG		A picture of the view	Stills, thumbnails, portfolios
GIF		A turntable of the view	Sharing a quick spin

Keyboard: Ctrl E exports STL, Ctrl Shift E exports OBJ. Everything else is in the Export menu.

What to include

Export everything, the selection, or each object as its own file.

Size

Set an export height to scale the model, or leave it at 0 for real size.

Extras

• Baked maps and a low-poly OBJ for games.
• Hair curves and hair cards.