Exporting+from+3D+Modeling+Software

In most 3D modeling software programs, you already have the ability to export into a format that can be rendered into a printable object. That format is called **//STL//** (or STereoLithography).

To do this in most 3D modeling software programs, you would go to:

File -> Export -> (change file extension to .stl) In some cases, as shown in the above image, the file type will be STL_DCE, this is fine.

If you are exporting from Sketchup, you can find a specific tutorial here.