Applies to: Core, Advanced, Enterprise
Quote & Cut uses WooCommerce for cart, checkout, payments, shipping, and order management.
When a customer calculates a quote and adds it to the cart, Quote & Cut stores the calculated job as a WooCommerce cart item. After checkout, the job details are saved to the WooCommerce order.
This lets your team review the parts, download files, check customer selections, and process the order from the normal WooCommerce order screen.
What this category covers #
This category explains:
- How Quote & Cut uses WooCommerce.
- The hidden Laser Cut Parts product.
- What customers see in the cart and checkout.
- Where Quote & Cut job data appears in orders.
- How to download original DXFs.
- How to download generated nesting files.
- What each generated file type is for.
- How Secondary Processes appear in orders.
- How delivery information is stored.
- How to review orders before production.
- How to troubleshoot missing order data or files.
Basic order flow #
The normal order flow is:
- Customer uploads DXF files.
- Customer selects materials and quantities.
- Customer selects Secondary Processes, if available.
- Customer clicks Calculate Price.
- Quote & Cut calculates the live quote.
- Customer clicks Add to Cart.
- WooCommerce cart receives the Quote & Cut job.
- Customer completes checkout.
- Quote & Cut job data is saved to the WooCommerce order.
- Admin reviews parts, files, delivery, and production information.
Where admins manage orders #
You manage Quote & Cut orders from the normal WooCommerce order screen.
Go to:
WooCommerce → Orders
Then open the relevant order.
Quote & Cut adds job details, part information, and file download sections to the WooCommerce order.
What gets saved to the order #
Depending on the job and your settings, the order can include:
- Part names.
- Material selections.
- Quantities.
- Weight per component.
- Material and cutting cost per part.
- Preview images.
- Original DXF files.
- Generated nesting files.
- Standard nested DXFs.
- Editable nested DXFs.
- Inner/outer layered DXFs.
- Secondary Process choices, if Advanced is active.
- Folding drawings, if uploaded.
- Pricing-only or simplified-layout notices, if relevant.
Recommended workflow #
Before processing a Quote & Cut order, review:
- Customer details.
- Payment status.
- Shipping or collection method.
- Part list.
- Materials.
- Quantities.
- DXF files.
- Generated files.
- Folding or powder coating requirements.
- Any layout status notices.
- Any customer order notes.
Do not rely only on the cart total. Always review the order data and files before production.
Continue to: How Quote & Cut Uses WooCommerce.
