# Sketchup obj exporter crashes the mesh when exporting in .obj

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**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [February 11, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-obj-exporter-crashes-the-mesh-when-exporting-in-obj/87829 "2019-02-11T10:17:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![KarenAvdalyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cab0a1/32.png) [@KarenAvdalyan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/KarenAvdalyan)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-obj-exporter-crashes-the-mesh-when-exporting-in-obj/87829/1 "2019-02-11T10:17:41Z")

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I want to export my sketchup model in `.obj` format. After export I can see that the mesh is corrupted.  
But when export the same model in `.fbx` format the model is normal.  
What is the problem with the `.obj` format?  
I can also provide the model if need.  
Is there any good extension `.obj` exporter?

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**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-obj-exporter-crashes-the-mesh-when-exporting-in-obj/87829/2 "2019-02-11T10:46:31Z")

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can you define ‘corrupted’ as that usually implies it won’t open in any other program…

or are the faces triangulated, edges not showing…

these are both export options that can be set per format and stay set until changed…

maybe add an image of the .obj file if something else…

john

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**Author:** ![KarenAvdalyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cab0a1/32.png) [@KarenAvdalyan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/KarenAvdalyan)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-obj-exporter-crashes-the-mesh-when-exporting-in-obj/87829/3 "2019-02-11T11:17:34Z")

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Here a pciture of `.obj` file

 ![OBJ](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/9/69d5ca22ac0922395f0effe41013d00d50831f14.png)

And here is a picture of `.fbx` file

 ![FBX](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/3/93d77b9a81dee684c01dfd853b97e61da4ad6272.png)

As I understand some faces are triangulated.