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Download package contents

Understand what is included in a DXF Exporter download package.

The download is a zip archive. Every generated DXF sits in a folder named for that part’s sheet stock, and a text report summarises what was exported.

Material folders

DXFs are grouped into folders named from thickness plus material — for example 18mm Birch Plywood or 0.75in Birch Plywood, depending on the thickness unit in use. Parts without a material assigned go in Unknown. See Materials and thicknesses for how folder names and units are derived.

Package layout

A typical export looks like this when unpacked:

My Cabinet_Side Panels_Main Workspace_03-07-2026.zip
├── 18mm Birch Plywood/
│   ├── Back Panel.dxf
│   ├── Door Panel_x2.dxf
│   └── Shelf.dxf
├── 12mm Birch Plywood/
│   └── Drawer Base.dxf
├── Unknown/
│   └── Spacer 1.dxf
└── Reports/
    └── Side Panels_Report.txt

The download folder name follows this pattern:

{document}_{element}_{workspace-or-version}_{dd-mm-yyyy}.zip

DXF file names

Each .dxf file is named from the part label shown during validation and preview — usually the Onshape part name, with assembly parent names chained as prefixes when parts come from nested assemblies (for example Frame_Side Panels_Bracket.dxf).

Two suffix rules apply at export:

  • Duplicate names in a Part Studio — colliding part names get a spaced index: Panel 1.dxf, Panel 2.dxf.
  • Quantity in an assembly — repeated inserts of the same part roll up to one DXF with an _xN suffix when quantity is greater than one: Panel_x3.dxf.

For assembly-specific naming and quantity behaviour, see Export from an assembly.

Inside each DXF, layer colours and names describe machining intent. See DXF layers and toolpath types.

Export report

The Reports/ folder contains {elementName}_Report.txt — a plain-text summary of the export.

Open it to review what was generated without opening every DXF. It includes:

  • Document and source — document name, workspace or version, generation timestamp, and your account email
  • Parts summary — totals for parts validated, selected, exported as DXFs, excluded, and failed
  • Configuration — a configuration ID generated by DXF Exporter when the export used a configured Part Studio/Assembly
  • Materials breakdown — each material folder with unique part count and total occurrences
  • Warnings — validation warnings that were active at download, with counts and affected DXF file names where available
  • Errors — parts that failed during generation, listed by name with the failure message

For what individual warning codes mean, see Validation warnings.

Review DXF geometry against your model and manufacturing intent before machining.

DXF layers and toolpath types