export_slices plugin for Aseprite
This plugin adds a new command that allows you to export slices as individual image files.
This script utilizes Aseprite's CLI argument --split-slices and passes along the project path and output directory as well as any additional parameters.
Also see my Aseprite Forum Post
Download the extension from the Releases tab.
Open Aseprite's extensions menu Edit->Preferences->Extensions and click Add Extension.
Select the export_slices.aseprite-extension file and that's it.
Create your sprites and slice them appropriately. The name of the slice will later determine the exported filename.
Here I created a few simple 16x16 sprites, each slice gets exported as an individual file:
Click the new option in File->Linus045 Plugins->Export slices as individual images.
A Dialog with text entries will appear.
Project file specifies the .aseprite project file that contains the slices.
Simply enter the path to the project file or click the button next to the entry field to use the system's file selector.
This sets the path to the output directory. As of now the aseprite plugin API does not have a dialog element to select a directory directly via the system's file selector. You can either enter the path manually/paste it in or use the file selector and select any file inside the output directory, for example the .aseprite project file, the plugin will then automatically use the file's directory as output directory.
The file format text entry specifies the exported file names for each slice.
It is directly passed on to the --save-as CLI parameter.
The {slice} placeholder is required and will be replaced with the slice's name.
These options allow scaling the output images.
You can choose between selecting a value from the predefined dropdown or enter a custom value.
It is directly passed on to the --scale CLI parameter.
The last text entry is used for custom CLI arguments see Aseprite CLI documentation for more info.
The arguments are inserted in a predetermined position inside the command, if the position is incorrect use the confirmation dialog to edit the command before running (see Show command before running checkbox below).
If there is an argument you frequently use, feel free to create a GitHub issue or a message on
the Aseprite Forum Post
and I might be able to add addition UI elements to make the process easier.
This checkbox simply determines if the dialog closes after the export is done.
This checkbox opens a dialog before running the actual command.
This is simply to verify everything or, if necessary, fix mistakes.
Normally you can just press Confirm and the plugin will continue to execute the command and export the slices.
After pressing the Export button the plugin will start exporting the slices.
Afterwards an output dialog will open up showing the command output.
It is possible to open the dialog via keyboard shortcut.
Simply bind a new key by navigating to Edit->Keyboard Shortcuts and search for Linus045.
