# Project STL file on a surface

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/project-stl-file-on-a-surface/5235
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 23, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/project-stl-file-on-a-surface/5235 "2021-02-23T14:09:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![Amir\_Hossein\_Zeydi](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/amir_hossein_zeydi/32/2161_2.png) [@Amir\_Hossein\_Zeydi](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Amir_Hossein_Zeydi)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/project-stl-file-on-a-surface/5235/1 "2021-02-23T14:09:48Z")

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I need a 2D projection of a STL file. It’s like the clipping method in VTK python but I need biggest 2D surface of that STL.