{"id":158575,"date":"2022-06-06T10:33:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T10:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/tip-on-exporting-geometry-in-parasolid-step-format-from-designmodeler\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:33:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T10:33:04","slug":"tip-on-exporting-geometry-in-parasolid-step-format-from-designmodeler","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/tip-on-exporting-geometry-in-parasolid-step-format-from-designmodeler\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip on exporting geometry in Parasolid, STEP format from DesignModeler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When geometry is exported to STEP or Parasolid format from DesignModeler, it exports bodies having geometry type as &#8220;DesignModeler&#8221;. It first checks whether any active body (unsuppressed body) has geometry type &#8220;Workbench&#8221; or not. 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