diff --git a/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.cpp b/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.cpp
index 0d86747e6..f2db3cd7e 100644
--- a/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ VPatternRecipe::VPatternRecipe(VContainer *data, VAbstractPattern *pattern, QObj
 
     QDomElement recipeElement = createElement(QStringLiteral("recipe"));
     recipeElement.appendChild(createComment(FileComment()));
-    SetAttribute(recipeElement, QStringLiteral("version"), QStringLiteral("1.2.0"));
+    SetAttribute(recipeElement, QStringLiteral("version"), QStringLiteral("1.3.0"));
 
     recipeElement.appendChild(Prerequisite());
     recipeElement.appendChild(Content());
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@ QDomElement VPatternRecipe::CutArc(const VToolRecord &record)
     Formula(step, tool->GetFormulaLength(), AttrLength, AttrLengthValue);
     SetAttribute(step, AttrArc, tool->CurveName());
 
+    CutCurveAttributes(step, tool);
+
     return step;
 }
 
@@ -825,6 +827,8 @@ QDomElement VPatternRecipe::CutSpline(const VToolRecord &record)
     Formula(step, tool->GetFormulaLength(), AttrLength, AttrLengthValue);
     SetAttribute(step, VToolCutSpline::AttrSpline, tool->CurveName());
 
+    CutCurveAttributes(step, tool);
+
     return step;
 }
 
@@ -839,6 +843,8 @@ QDomElement VPatternRecipe::CutSplinePath(const VToolRecord &record)
     Formula(step, tool->GetFormulaLength(), AttrLength, AttrLengthValue);
     SetAttribute(step, VToolCutSplinePath::AttrSplinePath, tool->CurveName());
 
+    CutCurveAttributes(step, tool);
+
     return step;
 }
 
@@ -1097,6 +1103,16 @@ void VPatternRecipe::CurveAttributes(QDomElement &step, T *tool)
     SetAttribute(step, AttrPenStyle, tool->GetPenStyle());
     SetAttribute(step, AttrAScale, tool->GetApproximationScale());
     SetAttribute(step, AttrDuplicate, tool->GetDuplicate());
+    SetAttribute(step, AttrAlias, tool->GetAliasSuffix());
+}
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template<typename T>
+void VPatternRecipe::CutCurveAttributes(QDomElement &step, T *tool)
+{
+    SetAttribute(step, AttrAlias1, tool->GetAliasSuffix1());
+    SetAttribute(step, AttrAlias2, tool->GetAliasSuffix2());
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1114,17 +1130,34 @@ QDomElement VPatternRecipe::GroupOperationSource(VAbstractOperation *tool, quint
     SCASSERT(tool)
 
     QDomElement nodes = createElement(QStringLiteral("nodes"));
-    QVector<QString> names = tool->SourceItems();
+    QVector<SourceItem> items = tool->SourceItems();
 
-    if (names.isEmpty())
+    if (items.isEmpty())
     {
         throw VExceptionInvalidHistory(QObject::tr("Empty list of nodes for tool with id '%1'.").arg(id));
     }
 
-    for (auto &nodeName : names)
+    for (auto &item : items)
     {
         QDomElement node = createElement(QStringLiteral("node"));
-        SetAttribute(node, AttrItem, nodeName);
+
+        QSharedPointer<VGObject> obj;
+
+        try
+        {
+            obj = m_data->GetGObject(item.id);
+        }
+        catch (const VExceptionBadId &e)
+        {
+            qCritical() << e.ErrorMessage()<<Q_FUNC_INFO;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        SetAttribute(node, AttrItem, obj->name());
+        if (not obj->GetAlias().isEmpty())
+        {
+            SetAttribute(node, AttrAlias, obj->GetAlias());
+        }
         nodes.appendChild(node);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.h b/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.h
index 4b53304a2..890dfe144 100644
--- a/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.h
+++ b/src/libs/vformat/vpatternrecipe.h
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ private:
     template <typename T>
     void CurveAttributes(QDomElement &step, T* tool);
 
+    template <typename T>
+    void CutCurveAttributes(QDomElement &step, T* tool);
+
     QDomElement GroupOperationSource(VAbstractOperation *tool, quint32 id);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.cpp b/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.cpp
index fc4b3bbb7..ddb2a3125 100644
--- a/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.cpp
@@ -89,25 +89,9 @@ void VAbstractOperation::SetSuffix(const QString &suffix)
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-QVector<QString> VAbstractOperation::SourceItems() const
+QVector<SourceItem> VAbstractOperation::SourceItems() const
 {
-    QVector<QString> itemNames;
-    itemNames.reserve(source.size());
-
-    try
-    {
-        for (auto &item : source)
-        {
-            itemNames.append(VAbstractTool::data.GetGObject(item.id)->ObjectName());
-        }
-    }
-    catch (const VExceptionBadId &e)
-    {
-        qCritical() << e.ErrorMessage()<<Q_FUNC_INFO;
-        return QVector<QString>();
-    }
-
-    return itemNames;
+    return source;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.h b/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.h
index dc077446d..29ff7c12c 100644
--- a/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.h
+++ b/src/libs/vtools/tools/drawTools/operation/vabstractoperation.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
     QString Suffix() const;
     void    SetSuffix(const QString &suffix);
 
-    QVector<QString> SourceItems() const;
+    QVector<SourceItem> SourceItems() const;
 
     virtual void GroupVisibility(quint32 object, bool visible) override;
     virtual void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget) override;