# Exporting physical properties using the CLI during conversion

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**Category:** HOOPS Visualize Web\
**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/exporting-physical-properties-using-the-cli-during-conversion/434 "2021-08-11T21:38:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/exporting-physical-properties-using-the-cli-during-conversion/434/1 "2021-08-11T21:38:06Z")

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Someone recently asked: Is it possible to extract the physical properties (surface area and volume) during the conversion process via the command line interface?

Answer: Yes, it is possible to extract the physical properties using converter.exe’s command line interface. Use the --output\_xml\_assemblytree command line option to set an xml file that you can parse. The physical properties for each node will be included.