# Cannot Export to SVG

**URL:** https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cannot-export-to-svg/361
**Category:** Q&A
**Created:** [23 August 2021 08:22 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cannot-export-to-svg/361 "2021-08-23T08:22:17Z")
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### Author: ![iamabhishek](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@iamabhishek](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/iamabhishek)
#### Post date: [23 August 2021 08:22 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cannot-export-to-svg/361/1 "2021-08-23T08:22:17Z")

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Hello Guys. I am unable to export my project to SVG (projected geometries) in single snapshot export. The OK button is somehow disabled for this and all other single snapshot export options. Some information if that helps:

- Gplates 2.2.0
- Gplates Geological Information Model: 1.6.0339
- Built from source code on Ubuntu 20.04.2.
- Code taken from [this post](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/compiling-gplates-from-the-souce-code-on-ubuntu-20-04/235/2).

 ![Export Problem](https://discourse.gplates.org/uploads/default/original/1X/5efb73ca2a03e4d710d453ae777ec835fc6db3ac.png)

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### Author: ![john.cannon](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@john.cannon](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/john.cannon)
#### Post date: [23 August 2021 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cannot-export-to-svg/361/2 "2021-08-23T10:21:34Z")

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Hi Abhishek,

Did you click on `SVG (*.svg)` under `2. Choose Output File Format` ?

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### Author: ![iamabhishek](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@iamabhishek](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/iamabhishek)
#### Post date: [23 August 2021 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/cannot-export-to-svg/361/3 "2021-08-23T10:36:16Z")

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I hadn’t. I had thought it would automatically be selected.  
Thank you very much for replying.