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Brak293959264ag1
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June 6, 2023
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Exclude a tool from being recorded in Actions.

  • June 6, 2023
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Hello, I've been trying to find a single post about the same issues I am having or anything similar. I've been trying to use the Actions feature for easy Procreate like recordings however it's difficult to make it work when rotate tool gets recorded too. Is there a way to disable it?

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    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 6, 2023

    What are you actually talking about – rotating or the Rotate View Tool?

    I can discern neither in your screenshot. 

     

    What are you recording in the Action exactly? 

    Brush-work in Actions can be treacherous because the Brush Tip is not recorded … 

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    Brak293959264ag1Author
    Participating Frequently
    June 6, 2023

    Rotate View Tool; It is being recorded as 'Use rotate view' in actions. I'll attach a screenshot of what I am talking about.

    As for what I am recording - It's a Procreate/Fresco/CPS stylized speedpaint. I was recommended by people to use Actions to achieve that however now that you have mentioned that it doesn't record brush tips I feel like it might not be the best idea.

    Zesty_wanderlust15A7
    Zesty_wanderlust15A7
    Known Participant
    June 6, 2023

    You can record Brushes if you first make a tool out of them.

    Below in the tools flyout you would have to keep this box unchecked though or the action won't find it if you're in the wrong current tool.

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 6, 2023

      Can you post a cropped screenshot of the action panel with the recorded action set/action steps (action set and action fully expanded)?

       

      It is possible to untick or delete individual action steps or to set their interactive modal control.

       

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        Brak293959264ag1Author
        Participating Frequently
        June 6, 2023

        Of course I can!
        I've deleted most of the rotation actions myself, the problem is that I don't want to be forced to manually delete those since that is extremely tedious and adds a lot of unnecessary work.

        Zesty_wanderlust15A7
        Zesty_wanderlust15A7
        Known Participant
        June 6, 2023

        Oh, I see. Sadly I can't really not use the actions since I don't have a second screen I could use for speedpaints 

        As for Xtools; I've never heard about it before. Is there some kind of tutorial for it? Perhaps something that a person with zero conding knowledge could do?


        https://ps-scripts.sourceforge.net/xtools.html

        It doesn't have to be as scary as it looks.

        I have put two of the scripts into their own action. One converts an action into a script, and another one converts it into xml. I'm otherwise not very familiar with it.

        The scripts are called...

        ActionFileToJavascript.jsx
        ActionFileToXML.jsx

        and you can do the reverse too with other scripts included.

        I would say deleting action steps is easier though 🙂

        Yeah, actions can take longer to perfect than we initially think...

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