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From the Tools menu, select Manage Workflows
 
The Workflow manager allows for user defined workflows to be configured. You can define workflows at Version, Model, and Category levels.

Workflow Sets Pane

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Click to Add a workflow set to the list. When creating a new wrokflow you must select the type.

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Click to Edit the selected workflow set.

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Click to make a Copy of the selected workflow set.

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Click to Delete the selected workflow set.

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Click to move the selected workflow set a level Up.

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Click to move the selected workflow set a level Down.

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Click to Import a workflow set.

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Click to Export a workflow set.

Preview Pane

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Click to Add a button to the workflow set.

Settings Pane

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Description

Description

Provide a description for the button.

Display

Display the buttons in the preview pane.

Icon

Select an icon to associate with the button or upload your own PNG image file. (Maximum file size 250 kb.)

Name

Define a button name.

Type

When a Version workflow is selected you can choose a set of model conversions, a script, or WhereScape default. When a Model or Category workflow is selected you can choose a script or WhereScape default.

Workflow Scripts

Workflow scripts are defined in the Script & Template manager. The following script environment variables are available to all workflow scripts.

Variable

Description

WSL_BINDIR

The WhereScape 3D installation path. (The default location is 'C:\Program Files\WhereScape\WhereScape 3D'.)

WSL_WORKDIR

The working directory where the script is executed. (The working directory will be in %UserProfile%\WhereScape\3D\scriptExecution.)

WSL_TASK_NAME

A name used to identify the workflow task.

WSL_SEQUENCE

A sequence id to identify each workflow process.

WSL_WRKFL_Repo

The repository name associated with the object selected in the repositories pane.

WSL_WRKFL_Category

The category name associated with the object selected in the repositories pane.

WSL_WRKFL_Model

The model name associated with the object selected in the repositories pane.

WSL_WRKFL_Version

The version name associated with the object selected in the repositories pane.

WSL_WRKFL_Group

The group name associated with the object selected in the repositories pane.

WSL_SCRIPT_<Script_Name>_CODE

The full path to the script specified. The script should be stored in the WhereScape 3D metadata and will be automatically copied to the working directory before the workflow script is executed.