.. _tut-render-and-export:

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Part 3: Render and export
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A renderer turns a design into another representation: a GDS file, a mesh, or an Ansys project.

Renderers and GDS export
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.. nbgallery::

    3-Renderers/3.1-Introduction-to-QRenderers
    3-Renderers/3.2-Export-your-design-to-GDS

Meshing with gmsh
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.. nbgallery::

    3-Renderers/3.5-Render-your-design-to-Gmsh

Ansys
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.. nbgallery::

    3-Renderers/3.3-Render-your-design-to-Ansys

Writing a renderer
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.. nbgallery::

    3-Renderers/3.4-How-do-I-make-my-custom-QRenderer