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Torugo Prando
Known Participant
January 16, 2014
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P: Generator: Create Folders in Image Assets

  • January 16, 2014
  • 22 replies
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Hello! I'm loving the Adobe Generator for Photoshop and use it a lot!

A useful feature i'd like to see is to specify/create folders to save the assets. Something like:

folder/asset.png

It would be great to generate Android assets, when we have files with the same name, but in different folders (mdpi, hdpi, xhdpi, etc)

Thanks!

22 replies

john beardsworth
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 27, 2015
Is there a way to specify the root folder for asset generation?

At present it defaults to "MyOriginalFileName-assets". I'd like to change this to "MyCustomFolder".
Participant
June 23, 2015
I'm also finding a little flaky. I currently have a document open with layers named appropriately that did export at first, but now are not exporting. I increased the DPI of the file in between it working and not working.

Plus it would be killer if it could draw resolution from inside raster smart objects when exported 200% sized assets.
Participant
June 23, 2015
Good point. However, I really like the automatic generation this 'plug-in' offers. If we had a GUI offering the level of control SFW offers for those of us whom want it - I would never use SFW again.
gtang88
Participating Frequently
June 23, 2015
sounds like Generator is a better solution and did they improve that on CC 2015
Community Manager
June 23, 2015
it will remember location where you exported files, and settings used for export; but to update/re-export, you need to reopen Export dialog.
gtang88
Participating Frequently
June 23, 2015
or it will remember where did that file export it to from last time?
gtang88
Participating Frequently
June 23, 2015
do I need to export every time?
Community Manager
June 23, 2015
Have you tried new Export? File->Export ->Export As, or right-click on layer or layers and select Export As from context menu. This will allow to export layers without renaming it, and to specify location where to export
Participant
June 23, 2015
Using the layer name to control output feels like a bit of a cop out. Hopefully in future updates we could have a layer effects style GUI for controlling the output without having to result to ridiculously lengthy layer names.

An empty layer to control default settings doesn't feel like the team finished the feature.
gtang88
Participating Frequently
May 29, 2015
what about extract to a outside of that psd file folder some other location or different server? and it will remember it next we open that psd file?