5. Export
The Export tab provides options for exporting your midsole designs and sending them to production. It's organized into three main sections: Export, Order, and Produce.
Export
Export STL
When using this option, one export will be deducted from your account for the selected product.
When you click Export STL with, a popup appears with export options to export the product in STL format:
- Shoe last design: Export the shoe lasts
- Midsole design: Export the midsoles
- Foil (test shoe) - Net: Export a netto test shoe
- Shoe last design - Gross: Export bruto model (shoe last with midsole, if midsole enabled)
- Foil (test shoe) - Gross: Export bruto test shoe (shoe last with midsole, if midsole enabled)
Order
This section is only visible when your account is configured with at least one outsource partner.
Ordering will not deduct any midsoles from your account.
Save Order
Saves the design in .l3z format as a production item. Unlike the design export, these files cannot be modified.
Place Order
Uploads the design to the order/outsource platform of your selected outsource partner.
Produce
Placing in production will not deduct any midsoles from your account.
Produce Now
Adds item to production queue and opens it immediate for export.
When clicking Produce Now with midsole enabled, options include:
- Shoe last design: Process shoe lasts
- Midsole design: Process the midsoles
- Foil (test shoe) - Net: Process netto test shoe
- Shoe last design - Gross: Process bruto model (shoe last with midsole, if midsole enabled)
- Foil (test shoe) - Gross: Process bruto test shoe (shoe last with midsole, if midsole enabled)
Place in Production
Adds the design to the production queue for later processing.