# Export as Mesh - Use Render Mesh

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/export-as-mesh-use-render-mesh/45453>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Tags:** rendermesh\
**Created:** [June 29, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/export-as-mesh-use-render-mesh/45453 "2017-06-29T16:30:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![laborda](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/laborda/32/548739_2.png) [@laborda](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/laborda)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/export-as-mesh-use-render-mesh/45453/1 "2017-06-29T16:30:16Z")

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Hi All,

I’d like having the option **use the render mesh** if exists when exporting as obj, 3ds or other formats that request the creation of meshes. I suggested the command extractrendermesh a long time ago, and now I use it all the time before exporting to obj. This approach is good but not ideal because having this mesh in the file can cause issues if you don’t take care.

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**Author:** ![pascal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/pascal/32/479395_2.png) [@pascal](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/pascal)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/export-as-mesh-use-render-mesh/45453/2 "2017-06-29T16:32:49Z")

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Hi Joaquin - got that, thanks.  
[https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-40178](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-40178)

-Pascal