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# 3 :: Serialize

* ![IMAGE](/files/XDGMRKpBrF6mFrJSEhwX) [Object to String](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/object_to_string.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/-Miho39f84B2V5AvSd5E) [String to Object](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/string_to_object.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/vXFiL018KV1uFkfqblIA) [Dump Objects](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/dump_objects.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/JVIEgNVJTltYDJTs22ND) [Load Objects](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/load_objects.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/-Miho39i7-0ckyI1dpBX) [Dump Compressed Objects](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/dump_compressed_objects.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/-MihnwMMhncKImqi6v6q) [Load Compressed Objects](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/load_compressed_objects.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/-Miho39jPgEeiNAUKOBZ) [Dump gbXML](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/dump_gbxml.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/bcQXnB7beuEuyjrktlU9) [Load gbXML OSM IDF](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/load_gbxml_osm_idf.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/-MihnudjwiHnqWVPcH4M) [Update HBJSON](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/update_hbjson.md)
* ![IMAGE](/files/BtNLXi1PKWN6GtzTvjH5) [Validate Model](/honeybee-primer/components/3_serialize/validate_model.md)