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Open Takanu opened this issue 5 years ago • 3 comments

Feature/enhancement description: When i build things I tend to make rough versions of the textures I need, then update and work on them to bring them to where I want them to be. As a result I re-export textures and materials constantly but it becomes time-consuming and fiddly to bring the export menu and ensure i give it the same name.

What id like is a simple toolbar option with a keybind shortcut that lets me re-export the file with the last used name and file type so I can do it quickly and not have to be worried about naming or rewriting problems. Ideally this would also save with the file so when I reload it I dont have to figure out what it's name is in a long list of exports when I decide to work on it some more.

Takanu avatar Sep 01 '20 21:09 Takanu

What about adding a "Export on Save" checkbox in one of the menus? This way, when you save the material, it will be automatically exported.

Calinou avatar Sep 01 '20 23:09 Calinou

That could work, but the problem I see with that is if I make a big enough graph it could take a while to bake if my intention was just to save then im forced to wait or dig out that option and toggle it just to make a quick save.

Takanu avatar Sep 01 '20 23:09 Takanu

Maybe an option to export that'd ask for a file and format the first time but later (like Save) just overwrite the old files? Export as... could then be used to change this - it'd follow the already established convention with Save/Save as... What do you think?

unfa avatar Oct 12 '20 08:10 unfa