Export

The Export tool exports the selected ProBuilder object(s) to a 3D Model file.

For an overview of how to export ProBuilder objects and and re-import the exported files, see Exporting and re-importing.

Export options

Select the format you want to export to from the Export Format drop-down menu. The options available depend on which format you choose:

• OBJ-specific options
• STL-specific options
• PLY-specific options
• Asset-specific options

The one option that applies to all file format types is the Include Children property, which you can enable to include not only selected Meshes, but also the children of selected objects in the exported Model.

Asset-specific options

For the Asset format type, the Include Children property is the only available option.

STL-specific options

The STL format type also provides the STL Format option, which allows you to choose whether to use the ASCII or Binary representation of the STL file specification.

PLY-specific options

Property:	Description:
Export as Group	Enable this option to combine all selected objects and export them as a single Model file. Otherwise, ProBuilder exports each Mesh separately.
Apply Transforms	Enable this option to apply the GameObject transform to the Mesh attributes before ProBuilder exports them. With both this option and Export as Group enabled, you can export your whole Scene, edit it, then re-import it with everything exactly where you left it.
Right Handed	Enable this option to use right-handed coordinates. Unity's coordinate system is left-handed, but most major 3D modeling software applications use right-handed coordinates.
Quads	Enable this option to preserve quads where possible.

OBJ-specific options

Property:	Description:
Export as Group	Enable this option to combine all selected objects and export them as a single Model file. Otherwise, ProBuilder exports each Mesh separately.
Apply Transforms	Enable this option to apply the GameObject transform to the Mesh attributes before exporting. With this option and Export as Group enabled, you can export your whole Scene, edit, then re-import it with everything exactly where you left it.
Right Handed	Enable this option to use right-handed coordinates. Unity's coordinate system is left-handed, but most major 3D modeling software applications use right-handed coordinates.
Copy Textures	Enable this option to copy texture maps to the file destination and reference them from local paths in the Material library. Disable it if you want the Material library to reference an absolute path to the Textures instead of copying them. See Re-importing an exported Mesh for more information.
Vertex Colors	Enable this option to write vertex colors with the MeshLab format. Some 3D modeling applications can import vertex colors from an unofficial extension to the OBJ format. Note: This can break import in some applications, so use it with caution.
Texture Scale, Offset	Enable this option to write import texture scale and offset parameters values to the exported mtlib file. Some 3D modeling applications import texture scale and offset parameters (Blender, for example). Note: This can break import in some applications, so use it with caution.
Export Quads	Enable this option to preserve quads where possible.