Tools: Import/Export UI

What are the Import/Export tools? What do they do?

This page provides the UI documentation for the Import/Export tool. For a documentation of the functionality, see Import/Export.

For documentation of the individual import/export settings, find the child-pages of Usage -> Import/Export

What are the Import Export tools?

To edit a REDengine file, it first needs to be converted to a more accessible format. This is where the Import/Export tools come in.

Before moving files (or in cases of OCD), please note the Tools: Import/Export UIsection.

As of Wolvenkit 8.9.0, you can find both the import and the export tool in the menu "Tools":

UI Preview

You can browse the file structure via Wolvenkit's Project Explorer. Here's how it looks:

Annotated example. For more information about the files, see below.

Import Tool

Importing will overwrite files in archive without a prompt. Do a backup from time to time!

If you mess up a file beyond repair, you can restore it to default by selecting the "replace with original" option from the right-click menu.

This is your import tool. For detailed documentation of the different export settings, check the corresponding subpage.

For detailed documentation of the different import settings, check the corresponding subpage.

UI element	Explanation
Import Selected	Imports anything you checked in the left-hand list
Import All	Imports all files in your project. ⚠ This button will always export everything, regardless of your filter.
Refresh	Refreshes the file list on the left
Reset Settings	Restores the Import Settings to default
Copy Settings	Copies the Import Settings of your currently selected file (h0_000_pwa_c__basehead.glb in the screenshot above) so that you can paste them to other files.
Paste Settings	Pastes the Import Settings from the previous step to the currently active file. This will not work if you copy/paste between incompatible file types.

Export Tool

Exporting will overwrite already-existing files in raw without a prompt.

The Export Tool lets you export any files in your project's archive directory:

This is your export tool. For detailed documentation of the different export settings, check the corresponding subpage.

For detailed documentation of the different export settings, check the corresponding subpage.

UI element	Explanation
Export Selected	Exports anything you checked in the left-hand list
Export All	Exports all files in your project. ⚠ This button will always export everything, regardless of your filter.
Refresh	Refreshes the file list on the left
Reset Settings	Restores the Export Settings to default
Copy Settings	Copies the Export Settings of your currently selected file (h0_000_pwa_c__basehead.mesh in the screenshot above) so that you can paste them to other files.
Paste Settings	Pastes the Export Settings from the previous step to the currently active file. This will not work if you copy/paste between incompatible file types.