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Pathing Layouts

Pro

Route items into lanes by Path ID.

Pathing layouts arrange board items into lanes by assigned Path ID. They are built for delivery boards where the same visual workspace needs to show which assets route to which output destination.

How to apply a pathing layout

Toolbar

Layout dropdown -> Pathing + Masonry Rows

Assign Path IDs first in the Path IDs and routed output workflow when you want lanes to match real destinations.

Toolbar

Layout dropdown -> Pathing + Masonry Columns

Uses the same Path ID buckets with column-oriented packing inside each lane.

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Layout dropdown -> Pathing + Vertical Masonry

This ships as the built-in custom preset for vertical path lanes.

Lanes by Path ID

Pathing layouts are route-first layouts: each item's Path ID decides which lane it belongs to, and the layout then packs the items inside that lane. That differs from metadata clustering, where FenSight derives buckets from properties such as folder, extension, date, size, color, or media analysis. Pathing lanes reflect an intentional output plan, so the board can mirror the same destinations used later for routed export or upload.

  • Use Path IDs when the arrangement should follow delivery destinations instead of discovered file metadata.
  • Items with the same Path ID stay together, making route coverage easier to inspect before export.
  • The Path ID heuristic maps to Pathing + Masonry Rows when a custom cluster recipe needs a built-in mode equivalent.

Pathing layout options

Technical notes: the live layout catalog includes Pathing + Masonry Rows and Pathing + Masonry Columns. Pathing + Vertical Masonry is inserted into the dropdown as a built-in custom preset using Path ID, Group Shape Masonry Rows, Shape Masonry Columns, vertical groups enabled, Group Spacing 40, and Shape Spacing 8.

OptionWhat it doesHow it works
Pathing + Masonry RowsPro
Creates one Path ID lane and packs each lane with masonry rows.Groups items by Path ID, then runs the path-clustered masonry-row layout for each group.
Pathing + Masonry ColumnsPro
Creates one Path ID lane and packs each lane with masonry columns.Groups items by Path ID, then runs the path-clustered masonry-column layout for each group.
Pathing + Vertical MasonryFree
Stacks Path ID groups vertically while packing items in masonry columns inside each group.Built-in custom preset id Cust:builtin_pathing_vert: Group Shape Masonry Rows, Shape Masonry Columns, Heuristic Path ID, vertical groups on, Group Spacing 40, Shape Spacing 8. LicensingService treats this id as non-premium.

Pathing + Masonry Rows and Pathing + Masonry Columns are Pro catalog modes. Pathing + Vertical Masonry is the built-in non-premium custom-preset exception; Path ID assignment and routed output workflows can still be gated separately.

Connected guides

Follow these related pages when the workflow crosses into setup, search, organization, export, security, or another board-level system.

Built-in LayoutsEvery one-click arrangement in the layout dropdown.Path IDs and routed outputSend different items to different destinations.Export optionsCopy, save, upload, and deliver selections.Cluster ShapesHow clusters and their contents are packed: Group Shape vs Shape.Clustering DimensionsEvery heuristic FenSight can group by, and how each is computed.Custom Cluster LayoutCompose Group Shape + Shape + heuristic into a saved preset.

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Built-in Layouts