# DataSmith exporter not showing in the export

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-exporter-not-showing-in-the-export/755861>\
**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, Plugins\
**Created:** [January 24, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-exporter-not-showing-in-the-export/755861 "2023-01-24T09:51:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![MoChiah\_Design](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@MoChiah\_Design](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MoChiah_Design)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-exporter-not-showing-in-the-export/755861/1 "2023-01-24T09:51:18Z")

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![Datasmith export problem](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/c/c/8cc330a47a8504eeb41eeea9e7ff4aa1b326dfe4.jpeg)  
I installed the DATASMITH exporter for 3dmax 2021 (Unreal Engine 5.1) but it isn’t showing in the 3dmax export options, Is this happing to others? and is there a way to fix

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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:** [January 25, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/datasmith-exporter-not-showing-in-the-export/755861/2 "2023-01-25T14:55:15Z")

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Export to datasmith is in the datasmith tab in the ribbon.

> [@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