You can export shapes and shape catalog groups together or separately from each other.

1. Open the model from which you want to export shapes or shape catalog groups.
2. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Shape catalog to open the Shape catalog dialog.
3. Do one of the following to export shapes or groups:

   To	Do this
   Export all the shapes in the catalog, but not the group structure	On the Shape catalog ribbon, click Export > Export all shapes.
   Export all the shapes and groups in the catalog	On the Shape catalog ribbon, click Export > Export all shapes with groups.
   Export the group structure of the catalog, but not the shapes	On the Shape catalog ribbon, click Export > Export group structure only.
   Export all the shapes in a group or sub-group	Select the group or sub-group, right-click, and select Export shapes. For example, you can export the shapes in the Starred group, or groups of tagged shapes.
   Export all the shapes in a group or sub-group and also the group	Select the group or sub-group, right-click, and select Export shapes with group.
   Export a group or sub-group and its sub-groups, but not the shapes	Select the group or sub-group, right-click, and select Export selected group structure only.
   Export one or more individual shapes	Select the shapes, right-click, and select Export.

4. In the Export to dialog, browse to a folder, enter a name for the export file, and then click Save.

   If you are only exporting one individual shape, browse to and select a folder for the export file, then click Select folder in the Export to dialog. The shape name is used as the name of the export file.

   If the shape name contains any of these characters, they are replaced with an _ (underscore) in the file name:

   • < (less than)

   • > (greater than)

   • : (colon)

   • " (double quote)

   • / (forward slash)

   • \ (backslash)

   • | (vertical bar or pipe)

   • ? (question mark)

   • * (asterisk)

   We recommend that you avoid using these characters in shape names.