how to create slices with space around them

[beblo]

Hello, 
When creating slices from the layers, is there a way to set it to have a few pixels around the images?  Or do I need to make them manually? 

[firstdefence]

You could create a transparent rectangle, so no stroke or fill and group it with each image. Then in export persona select the group and create a slice.

[beblo]

Hey,

But then it is not any less work. I will be exporting already made images to work with in another program. I am hoping for an efficient solution. Like a preset.

[David in Яuislip]

1 hour ago, beblo said:

is there a way to set it to have a few pixels around the images? 

Yes, use the Transform panel

[beblo]

thanks but again I would be editing each one manually.

what I'm looking for is a preset so when I hit create slices, it would automatically give extra pixels around each of them.

[Dan C]

10 hours ago, beblo said:

what I'm looking for is a preset so when I hit create slices, it would automatically give extra pixels around each of them.

Unfortunately I don't believe this is possible currently, my apologies. I'll move your thread to the Feedback section of our forums for our devs to see and consider adding this in a future update

[David in Яuislip]

10 hours ago, beblo said:

what I'm looking for is a preset so when I hit create slices, it would automatically give extra pixels around each of them.

there's no way of  adding padding but you can export the slices as generated to a folder then run a batch job with a macro

Canvas+10.afmacro

[beblo]

8 hours ago, Dan C said:

Unfortunately I don't believe this is possible currently, my apologies. I'll move your thread to the Feedback section of our forums for our devs to see and consider adding this in a future update

Then maybe I should point out that I'll be using that feature to use with Spine (2D animation program) Since Affinity already has a batch builder specifically for Spine. 

Thank you.

 

[WaveF]

7 hours ago, beblo said:

Then maybe I should point out that I'll be using that feature to use with Spine (2D animation program) Since Affinity already has a batch builder specifically for Spine. 

Thank you.

 

You can select all elements, open 'Layer Effects' panel and add the Outline effect with any stroke width & 0% opacity, then create slices for all elements, slices will expand space around them. 

[Old Bruce]

20 hours ago, beblo said:

Then maybe I should point out that I'll be using that feature to use with Spine (2D animation program) Since Affinity already has a batch builder specifically for Spine. 

Thank you.

 

On 7/18/2021 at 1:57 PM, beblo said:

Hello, 
When creating slices from the layers, is there a way to set it to have a few pixels around the images?  Or do I need to make them manually? 

If you are exporting in order to animate these PNGs why do you need the extra space around them? 

You could add a stroke of the required number of pixels and align it to the outside (or double the number of pixels and have it centred) then set it to black colour with 0 % opacity. Should give you the needed 'padding'.

[beblo]

21 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

 

If you are exporting in order to animate these PNGs why do you need the extra space around them? 

You could add a stroke of the required number of pixels and align it to the outside (or double the number of pixels and have it centred) then set it to black colour with 0 % opacity. Should give you the needed 'padding'.

I need extra padding when I create meshes in Spine. It gives poor result without padding.
 

But for now I will do the way you suggested. Thank you.