diff --git a/docs/exampleExport.json b/docs/exampleExport.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a17ebfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/exampleExport.json
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
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+    "baseModel": true,
+    "modelId": "erlbach",
+    "ports": [
+        {
+            "i": 74,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart74",
+            "portId": "portErlbach74"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 75,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart75",
+            "portId": "portErlbach75"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 76,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart76",
+            "portId": "batteriePack"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 80,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachWheel_LH",
+            "portId": "wheel"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 81,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachWheel_LV",
+            "portId": "wheel"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 82,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachWheel_RH",
+            "portId": "wheel"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 83,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachWheel_RV",
+            "portId": "wheel"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 84,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart84",
+            "portId": "body"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 85,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart85",
+            "portId": "portErlbach85"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 86,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart86",
+            "portId": "portErlbach86"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 87,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart87",
+            "portId": "portErlbach87"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 88,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart88",
+            "portId": "portErlbach88"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 89,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart89",
+            "portId": "portErlbach89"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 90,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart90",
+            "portId": "portErlbach90"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 91,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart91",
+            "portId": "portErlbach91"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 92,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart92",
+            "portId": "portErlbach92"
+        },
+        {
+            "i": 93,
+            "modelId": "idErlbachPart93",
+            "portId": "portErlbach93"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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index fce12e6..f171b86 100644
--- a/vr-configurator/Assets/Scenes/SampleScene.unity
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+  - {fileID: 1334436260}
diff --git a/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelBehaviour.cs b/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelBehaviour.cs
index 18bb33c..567624e 100644
--- a/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelBehaviour.cs
+++ b/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelBehaviour.cs
@@ -126,4 +126,53 @@ public class ModelBehaviour : MonoBehaviour
         }
     }
     
+    /// <summary>
+    /// -> see docs/exampleExport.json
+    /// this doesn't include leading+trailing { } or commas, just the content
+    /// this is recursive
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="chooseableOnly">Whether all Ports or just the Chooseable ones should be exported</param>
+    /// <returns>an unfinished Json of this Model and all its children</returns>
+    string ExportJsonBase(bool chooseableOnly = true)
+    {
+        string export = "";
+        if (Model is BaseModel)
+        {
+            export += "\"baseModel\": true,";
+        }
+        export += $"\"modelId\": \"{Model.NameId}\"";
+        if(Model is ChildModel cm)
+        {
+            export += $", \"portId\": \"{cm.Port}\"";
+        }
+        if(!Model.HasPorts())
+        {
+            return export;
+        }
+        export += ", \"ports\": [";
+        for (int i = 0; i < Model.Ports.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (chooseableOnly && !Model.Ports[i].Chooseable)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            export += "{ \"i\": " + i +", " + _children[i].GetComponent<ChildModelBehaviour>().ExportJsonBase() + "}";
+            if(i != Model.Ports.Count-1) //if not the last
+            {
+                export += ",";
+            }
+        }
+        export += "]";
+        return export;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exports the current Model as a correct JSON
+    /// -> see docs/exampleExport.json
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>An 'unformatted' JSON</returns>
+    public string ExportJson()
+    {
+        return "{" + ExportJsonBase() + "}";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelManager.cs b/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelManager.cs
index 026cb6d..ab0421d 100644
--- a/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelManager.cs
+++ b/vr-configurator/Assets/Scripts/Models/ModelManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using UnityEngine.Serialization;
 
 public class ModelManager : MonoBehaviour
@@ -134,5 +135,23 @@ public class ModelManager : MonoBehaviour
         baseModelGO.SetActive(false);
         baseModelSelector.Activate();
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The Export function that should be called by the Button. Will get changed later to export to a REST/MQTT Service
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Export()
+    {
+        string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.dataPath) + "/export.json";
+        Debug.Log($"Exporting current model to {path}...");
+        if (File.Exists(path))
+        {
+            //this doesn't matter since later the export will get sent to an server anyways
+            Debug.LogWarning($"File {path} already exists. Overwriting...");
+        }
+        var fs = File.Create(path);
+        TextWriter tw = new StreamWriter(fs);
+        tw.Write(BaseModelBehaviour.ExportJson());
+        tw.Close();
+    }
     
 }