4. Export
The Export tab provides options for exporting your shoe last 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 foil (test shoe) or midsole enabled, a popup appears with export options to export the product in STL format. The options use netto (net: the shoe last on its own) and bruto (gross: the shoe last with the midsole fused):
| Option | What it exports |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Export Screenshots
Creates screenshots from all views and saves them as JPG files.
This will capture screenshots only for all currently visible items.
Order
Ordering will not deduct any shoe lasts from your account; a shoe last is only deducted when you export.
Save Order
Saves the design in .l3z format as a production item. Unlike the design export, these files cannot be modified.
Place Order
The outsource partner selector and this button are only visible when your account is configured with at least one outsource partner.
Uploads the design to the order/outsource platform of your selected outsource partner.
Produce
Placing in production will not deduct any shoe lasts from your account; a shoe last is only deducted when you export.
Produce Now
Adds item to production queue and opens it immediately for export.
When clicking Produce Now with foil (test shoe) or midsole enabled, options include:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| 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.
For the test shoe products and the conditions that make the foil options appear, see Test shoes and the Test shoes how-to.