Export STL

Export STL saves a treatment's printable models to files — STL for your own printer, or a LuxCreo, Graphy or Shell target — without placing a print order. Use it when you just want the files; to make a tracked, paid order, use Create a print order instead.

Open it from the treatment

On a treatment card, open its ⋮ menu and choose Export Stl. The treatment opens in the 3D viewer in Printing mode, and the Export STL action there opens the export panel.

The Export panel: targets, repository, orientation, model and trimline options

Export the models

  1. Pick a target at the top: Local STL, LuxCreo, Graphy or Shell. Only the targets your lab settings allow are shown.
  2. For Local STL, choose the Repository folder (Browse to pick one), and, if you want, group the export by doctor or patient.
  3. Set the options:
    - Orientation — how the models sit on the print bed (Horizontal, Vertical, Inclined, Occlusion).
    - Model — Raw (high resolution), Solid, or Hollow (Shell, Lattice, Hive, Triangle).
    - Trimline — None, Baked, or a point-list file.
  4. If you need to fine-tune the hollowing, the trimline, the trim guide or the wax-up, use the wrench next to that option. It takes you into the 3D viewer to set it up and closes the panel — reopen Export STL when you're done.
  5. Export. The files are written to your folder (or sent to the lab target).

Tips

  • Export STL only makes files; it never places an order or shows up in the Printing queue.
  • The Repository folder must exist, or you can't continue. If the field is highlighted, pick an existing folder with Browse.
  • If an export fails to write, it's usually a very long folder path or no access to the folder. Choose a shorter, writable location.

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