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foundedc3278324
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May 3, 2017

P: Serious problems with exporting art boards

  • May 3, 2017
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Man these art boards are shocking I've just exported a load of art boards and the mask that was holding my smart object disappeared leaving it hanging out the side of my mask!! i didn't noticed and sent to client. then i exported another load of artboards and photoshop decided to shrink my smart object by 50%. what is going on. I am defiantly on the latest version i updated a few weeks ago. I'm not joking artboards have been photoshops worst addition ever.

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    J453
    Legend
    October 19, 2017
    This should be fixed with yesterday's release of Photoshop CC. 
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    Max Johnson - PlayStudios
    Known Participant
    May 5, 2017
    You may also want to try changing some settings in the generator directly with this:
    https://creative.adobe.com/addons/products/2274#.WQzehdLytEY
    https://github.com/adobe-photoshop/generator-assets/wiki/Configuration-Options

    Specifically the "use-psd-smart-object-pixel-scaling" setting which, when set to true will export using the rasterized layer data instead of trying to open the smart object in the background and resize it there...
    chad.rolfs
    chad.rolfs
    Participating Frequently
    May 5, 2017
    Another workaround, which is better IMO, is to Ctrl/Command+Click the Smart Object layer thumbnail to select the visible portion. Apply that selection as a mask to the Smart Object layer.
    chad.rolfs
    chad.rolfs
    Participating Frequently
    May 5, 2017
    I have a bug assigned to a developer.  This is an issue with Smart Object scaling and needs to be fixed.  The workaround, which is a little self defeating, is to rasterize the Smart Object layer.
    Earth Oliver
    Earth Oliver
    Legend
    May 5, 2017
    You're right, that's all kinds of terrible. Artboards/Export As were implemented but never refined. They both feel like they're still in beta to me.
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    foundedc3278324Author
    Known Participant
    May 5, 2017
    yeah but it doesn't work like it used too, the reason i used it so much is in the name 'save for web' i need to use all its controls to get the images down in size so they were ready for web use. now when i use it, it just makes one big png that includes every art board and a nice big pasteboard area around them. Not really useful when i need individual art boards exported with the same control as save for web.
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    J453
    Legend
    May 4, 2017
    Correct. Save for Web is found under File > Export > Save For Web...
    Earth Oliver
    Earth Oliver
    Legend
    May 4, 2017
    Save For Web is still there, they've just moved it...
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    foundedc3278324Author
    Known Participant
    May 4, 2017
    File > Export > Export As. the other ones give no control on how i want to export still cant understand why they got rid of save for web now we are left with something that doesn't work properly
    chad.rolfs
    chad.rolfs
    Participating Frequently
    May 3, 2017
    There are a couple ways to export Artboards.  Which one are you using where you're seeing mask malfunction?  
    File > Export > Artboards to Files...
    File > Export > Artboards to PDF...
    File > Export > Export As...
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