can't find export obj from Solidworks

I've got a single solid part, and I do have the Scan to 3D add-on activated, but my drop down menu from Save As doesn't seem to have the OBJ option. Any of the Scan to 3D export options aren't there. Unsure what I'm doing wrong... Are there any other ways to export as OBJ or to somehow "turn on" the exporting option of Scan to 3D?

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Search for "Free Solidworks OBJ Exporter v2.0" - should be in Solidworks Forums.
Simple to install - it's a macro run from a toolbar icon. Using SW2017 it works.
Zip file also attached.

i would ask, exporting in stl file an Assembly then creating an obj file with meshlab cause a loss of information about parts of assembly; i would like to create an obj files with all parts related and showed as assembly (into the software Unity for example) but also be able to move every parts of obj file (into Unity,Blender or Maya for example). How can i do that? I only thougth to create an obj for each part then assemble in Unity, but i do not really like this solution

My routine to get a perfect mesh:
convert to mesh
select advanced mesh refinement
set "define maximum element size" to e.g. 1mm
You then get a beautiful optimized squarified uniform mesh
Apply
click on the last mesh feature and then save as
select STL and name
after that SW will ask do you want to save all bodies or selected. Click selected.
go to Windows explorer. Double click to open in Standard Windows 3D builder or Netfabb
then export to OBJ

Can you export OBJ files from SolidWorks?
There is a third party add-in that does that, but I've always converted SW to OBJ files through Keyshot (but I don't have to do that very often).

I think scan-to-3D will read in an OBJ, but I'm not sure it will export an OBJ.

I don't think scan to 3d will do conversion, i will generally create obj files by saving those in stl format and use any 3d printing software to convert it into obj like makerbot print.

Export solidworks file in stl format. Open the stl file in Meshlab, then export obj format from meshlab. Meshlab is a free software.