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Photoshop: Export layer comps using Artboards

LEGEND ,
Sep 16, 2015 Sep 16, 2015

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Feature request: I love the artboards in Photoshop but I can't properly export layer comps now. Seems like there should just be a checkbox in the "Layer Comps to Files" dialog that says "Use Artboards". Adobe forum reference: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7953365#7953365

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New Here ,
Feb 22, 2016 Feb 22, 2016

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I'm also running into quality issues with the various export features.  😕

So far, my best, yet most tedious option is to Export > Artboards to Images and do that for EACH of my layer comps, then assemble them into 1 PDF in Acrobat

In an ideal world my 1 PSD, with 3 Artboards and 12 Layer Comps, would kick out 36 individual, crisp, pages in 1 PDF. 


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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016

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When i export layer comps in cc 22015 the image is being reduced on export. The canvas size is the same as the original art board but now has a white border (or transparent if its a PNG) - any idea? Apple online support was stumped and hung up.

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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016

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So that's part of the problem for me too. Here's my process:

• Select Layer Comp
• Export > Artboards to FILES :: Be sure to select "Artboard Content Only" and Quality:12 (anything less starts getting pixellated for me. Boo.)
• Run
• Repeat for each layer comp
• Select all exported jpegs/pngs/etc  > Drag to Acrobat icon in dock to compile into 1 PDF

Tedious as hell but eliminates the undesired negative space + keeps my quality on point.
Hope that helps!

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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016

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Thanks - this was my first run-in with the multiple artboards and the file was set up by another freelancer. The multiple art boards weren't necessary for the project since its art for multiple touch panel screens with lots of common elements on each screen.
Problem solved for now.

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 29, 2016 Jun 29, 2016

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I would like to second this...a script that cycled through each layer comp and saved out each artboard separately would CHANGE MY LIFE!

I'd like to use layer comps for different pages and artboards for different device sizes when doing UI work. Unique artboards for each adds up to a slow, tedious to use document and it's hard to adjust global things that don't change on every page like a header graphic. There's so much redundancy.
Layer comps don't handle canvas size changes, so that solution doesn't work alone either.

A script that did both would make a solid workflow for UI/web/app designers achievable! As it is now, I still have to keep desktop/tablet/mobile comps in separate documents to be able to export all quickly. It would be so nice to have one document, three artboards, and one layer comp for each state or page I wanted to show - and that I could export them out in a click!

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LEGEND ,
Apr 16, 2019 Apr 16, 2019

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I just export Layer Comps to PDF, which creates a multi page PDF that displays the artboards as well as the negative space between them. Once the PDF is created, I open it in Acrobat and carefully crop it down to the artboard I need. I then click within the crop to reveal the "Set Page Boxes" dialogue. Here I make sure to click "All" in the "Page Range" section, click "OK" and done. 

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Advocate ,
Jan 09, 2020 Jan 09, 2020

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There is this adjusted "layercomps to files" version Layer Comps To Artboard Files.jsx which does add artbaords. It has some issue with transparency not working and it always adds artboard names & index in the filename.

Im adjusting the script to make all options optional, i also got transparency working now

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 03, 2020 Jun 03, 2020

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I want this feature too, but mostly what I'd prefer is the functionality of Layer Comps and Artboards to be merged. If Layer Comps could support a canvas size and a center, artboards would no longer be necessary.

Here is a script which combines Export > Layer Comps to Files with Artboards. 
Photoshop Scripts

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Advocate ,
Dec 14, 2022 Dec 14, 2022

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Yes, its my mesh-up of scripts. Believe it works as it should in most instances.

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