# 3.8 Export Karamba3D is not meant to be a substitute for a full blown structural engineering finite element software package. Instead it aims at providing flexibility in testing different structural designs that the more traditional FE-applications lack. We therefore started to implement interfaces to those traditional civil engineering packages. At the moment Karamba3D supports data exchange via * SAF-files: see for a list of programs which support this Excel-based format and to what extent. * DStV-files (to e.g. RStab7, RStab8 and Robot). * JSON/BSON: these formats allow to send and receive models via the net. * Excel: besides SAF, the Excel-exporter allows to write model-data to spread-sheets. * Speckle: For this to work you need to install the Speckle plug-ins for Rhino and Grasshopper first With [GeometryGym ](https://geometrygym.wordpress.com/)it is possible to export Karamba3D model data to IFC. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://manual.karamba3d.com/3-in-depth-component-reference/3.7-export.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.