# \[Error\]: \>\>\>Exporting 3D mesh\<\<\< failed with error (failed to run a step!)!

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper\
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078 "2020-08-10T10:41:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ian1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ebca7d/32.png) [@ian1](https://community.pix4d.com/u/ian1)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078/1 "2020-08-10T10:41:20Z")

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using 15-day trial I have spent 2 days getting an error message looks like the software is unstable or has anyone a fix please

Processing: Substep Dense mesh texture coordinates finished.

Processing: Substep Dense mesh texture atlas tile finished.

Processing: Exporting 3D mesh

[Error]: FBX scene export failed.

[Error]: Error message: File not created

[Error]: Failed to write mesh to \</pix4d/Mapping test 2 NW/2\_densification/3d\_mesh/Mapping test 2 NW\_simplified\_3d\_mesh.fbx\>!

[Error]: Exporting 3D mesh failed!

[Error]: \>\>\>Exporting 3D mesh\<\<\< failed with error (failed to run a step!)!

[Error]: \>\>\>Exporting 3D mesh\<\<\< failed with error (failed to run a step!)!

[Error]: Failed to generate 3D textured mesh

[UI]: Processing Start clicked.

Processing: Substep Ortho load pcl started.

Processing: Load point cloud

Processing: Substep Ortho load pcl finished.

Processing: Substep Ortho dsm started.

Processing: Generate DSM

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**Author:** ![Christina](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/christina/32/303_2.png) [@Christina](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Christina)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078/2 "2020-08-10T12:36:33Z")

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Hello,  
could you please share more information about your hardware:  
CPU, available disk space, RAM, GPU

Please also upload the quality report of your project so that we can better understand the case (how many images you have, what is the image resolution, etc). Thank you

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**Author:** ![ian1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ebca7d/32.png) [@ian1](https://community.pix4d.com/u/ian1)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078/3 "2020-08-10T14:48:14Z")

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Hi Christina  
thanks for coming back to me  
the software won’t generate quality report i have attached pics of system and hard drive

[20200810\_154434|690x310](https://community.pix4d.com/uploads/short-url/dIC31Bw8wIYOkZiWK5PbRUUyvSq.jpeg)

 ![20200810_154342](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/original/2X/5/56674925c197c238aaa75aeb2dbd83cde1d8ea14.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ian1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ebca7d/32.png) [@ian1](https://community.pix4d.com/u/ian1)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078/4 "2020-08-10T14:56:26Z")

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Hi Christina  
Found the report[Mapping test 2 NW\_report.pdf](https://community.pix4d.com/uploads/short-url/avlJfvv6JM9pXGjcJ6exHisK7Qf.pdf) (1.2 MB)

I have 1.7tb of free hard drive

Ian

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**Author:** ![Blaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/blaz/32/4344_2.png) [@Blaz](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Blaz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/error-exporting-3d-mesh-failed-with-error-failed-to-run-a-step/14078/5 "2020-08-11T10:42:06Z")

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Hi Ian,

I had a look at the quality report and it looks like _Step 2. Densification_ was never created.

Can you confirm that all three steps of processing were run?

 ![Screenshot (20)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/original/2X/3/3f751caf7bca7bc1dd7b9b36b6f28bcae8c438a4.png)