Project Export Settings

The Project Export Settings dialog controls which output files WSi generates when you run a project export, and how those files are named and organised on disk. Unlike ERP Export which produces a single JSON payload, a project export writes multiple individual files — CAD geometry, PDFs, images, graphs, and more — directly to a folder.

Open it via Settings → Client → Project export settings, or press Ctrl+Shift+E.

Setting Groups

The dialog is divided into six tab groups.

1. CAD Files

Export raw and processed CAD geometry in a range of formats:

Setting	File produced	Pattern support
3D STEP (generated)	.step	node-based
3D STEP (input)	.step	node-based
2D DXF	.dxf	node-based
2D SVG	.svg	node-based
2D GEO	.geo	node-based

Each format can be independently enabled or disabled, and given a path template.

2. Visualisation Files

Human-readable outputs for review and communication:

Setting	File produced	Pattern support
3D HTML	.html	node-based
3D PNG	.png	node-based
Bend Drawing	.pdf	node-based
Bend Drawing (DOCX)	.docx	node-based
Coating Details	(document)	node-based
Joining Instructions	(document)	node-based

3. Graph Files

Project structure and sub-graph exports:

Setting	File produced	Pattern support
WSi File	.wsi	project-based
Sub-Graphs	.wsi	project/article-based
ERP Input Data	.json	project-based
BOM CSV (legacy)	.csv	project-based
BOM CSV	.csv	project-based

BOM CSV exports require the BOM CSV module to be enabled in your licence.

4. Generated Documents

Printable and shareable business documents:

Setting	File produced	Pattern support
Job Cards	.pdf	project/article-based
Job Cards (DOCX)	.docx	project/article-based
Calculation	(document)	project-based
Quotation	(document)	project-based

5. Attachments

Structured attachment export:

Setting	Pattern support
Graph Attachments	project-based
Article Attachments	project/article-based
Node Attachments	node-based

6. Other Settings

Global export behaviour:

Setting	What it does
Export path prefix	A base folder prepended to all export paths. Disabled by default — each export type has its own path.
Article directory	When enabled, creates a subfolder per article and places all that article's files inside it.
Replace whitespaces	Replaces spaces (and optionally other characters) in filenames with a custom replacement string. Useful when files are used on systems that do not handle spaces in paths.
Append count to avoid overwrite	If a file already exists, appends _1, _2, etc. instead of overwriting.
All 2D files or only most relevant	Controls whether WSi exports every 2D file variant or only the primary one.

Path Patterns

Each export type accepts a path template — a string with placeholders that WSi expands at export time.

Available placeholders:

Placeholder	Where it applies	Description
{projectName}	all	Name of the current project
{dateTime}	all	Date and time of export (e.g. {dateTime:yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm})
{articleName}	article-based	Name of the article
{attachmentName}	attachment-based	Original filename of the attachment
{processType}	node-based	Process type (e.g. laserSheetCutting)
{workStepType}	node-based	Work step type (e.g. sheetCutting)
{workStepIndex}	node-based	Index of the work step within the article
{costCenter}	node-based	Cost centre assigned to the node

The appropriate file extension is always appended automatically.

Enabling and Disabling Exports

Each export type has an enable toggle and a path field. Toggle the enable switch to include or exclude that file type from the export. Even when disabled, the path template is preserved.

Use Select All and Deselect All buttons to bulk-toggle the entire group.

See Also

• ERP Export — Send data directly to a server
• Local Export — Save a JSON snapshot to file
• BOM Export — Bill of Materials format and configuration
• BOM CSV Settings — Column selection for BOM CSV exports