# Datasmith 5.1 Export not available

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**Category:** Pipeline & Plugins\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214 "2022-11-16T18:18:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![sgabriel.MGaec](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@sgabriel.MGaec](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/sgabriel.MGaec)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/1 "2022-11-16T18:18:44Z")

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I’ve installed Datasmith 5.1 plugin for 3ds Max 2022 and 2023 but the .udatasmith file type is not available in either version in the export dialog. Any thoughts on what is causing this?

 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/7/7/877b00aa00e026f656107393cf5ed10abe5bd0f0.png)

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**Author:** ![UE\_FlavienP](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ue_flavienp/32/1194546_2.png) [@UE\_FlavienP](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UE_FlavienP)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/2 "2022-11-17T15:25:48Z")

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I think you should go through export button in the datasmith ribbon in 3ds Max  
cf. @Antoine_Guillo post here

> [@Datasmith 5.1Preview For 3dsmax](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1preview-for-3dsmax/667058/2):
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> Hi Mouton001 ! In 5.1 we unified the workflow in 3dsMax to match our other plugins. You should now have a ribbon/toolbar called “Datasmith”, with your export options instead of exporting through Max’s “Export” menu. Cheers, Antoine

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**Author:** ![sgabriel.MGaec](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@sgabriel.MGaec](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/sgabriel.MGaec)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/3 "2022-11-17T16:23:19Z")

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Thanks, I had no idea it had changed location and didn’t notice Datasmith on the ribbon.

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**Author:** ![thhm](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@thhm](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/thhm)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/4 "2022-11-17T17:13:32Z")

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Wow… I was also lookng for the udatasmith extension, and i thought the installer failed or something… I normally turn off the ribbon to make my interface cleaner so, that took me some time to find 😿

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**Author:** ![Morisanpei1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Morisanpei1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Morisanpei1)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/5 "2022-11-22T19:19:33Z")

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DataSmith does not appear in the ribbon in non-English versions.

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**Author:** ![Skyhalls](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/skyhalls/32/632922_2.png) [@Skyhalls](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Skyhalls)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/6 "2022-11-23T16:08:36Z")

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It turns out that a tab is not showing up in my 3ds max

 ![310583304_10221788657292229_4032309428854693878_n](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/f/2/5f20cd543e8dcca66766b2724029ae42d123e2a6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![UE\_FlavienP](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ue_flavienp/32/1194546_2.png) [@UE\_FlavienP](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UE_FlavienP)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-5-1-export-not-available/692214/7 "2022-11-24T07:52:16Z")

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The issue has been fixed for 5.1.1.  
I am checking if we can get an update of the exporter msi before UE 5.1.1 release.