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Hi everyone!
I am close to losing my mind about the following set up issue while trying to create an icon set template for my company:
There is an icon set, consisting of two layers:
1) just the basic black symbols
2) the background
The goal is to be able to:
- group icons in folders to apply layer styles to all icons at the same time
- quickly scale the icons according to the requirements of upcoming icon sets
- change all backgrounds at once
- export all icons at once while keeping the single file names consistent for each icon set
As this is going to be a template, also provided to freelancers, i want to keep it as self-explanatory as possible and to avoid complicated batch loops.
To fulfill all of the goals mentioned above, I tried the following methods so far:
# One single workspace:
Having all icons layered upon each other and only one background layer brings me close but doesn't allow me to quick-export the layers with their file names, as i can't export the icon + the background at the same time.
# Artboards:
Focusing on export, this is perfect. Setup: 1 artboard per icon, created and copied a smart object for the background layer in order to change all backgrounds with a single modification. Big disadvantages for the workflow: The icons can't be grouped anymore, so instantly applying a style to all icons in the foreground is impossible. Also the scaling lacks of comfort, as i have to scale every icon on its own (if i don't want to change the scaling of the background).
# Slices:
Quite similar to the artboard method, with the advantage of grouping items, thus applying styles to all icons with one click. With the limitation of gradients: Still i can't apply gradients to a group as the gradient area will always refer to the whole workspace. Still the same issues about scaling all items at once.
So this is where i am, stuck.
Could anyone please save my day with an idea?
Thx, Tobias
Have you tried option 1 but with layer comps? It sounds like it would achieve what you want
Dave
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Have you tried option 1 but with layer comps? It sounds like it would achieve what you want
Dave
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Hi Dave!
1) No, i haven't
2) Now I have
3) You saved my day!
Thanks a lot!!
Tobias
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You're welcome
Dave