Exporting Flattened Channels

For channels with large layer stacks, you can also opt to flatten layers before export to save space and organize finished work.

Note:  Exporting channels flattened does not flatten the layer stack in your current project; only the layer stack in the exported file. For this reason, you won’t need to worry about changing the work in your current project, but can save time and space when exporting files.

To export the currently selected channel with flattened layers:

1.   From the Channels menu, select Export Flattened > Export Current Channel Flattened, or right-click the channel in the Channels palette and select Export Flattened > Export Current Channel Flattened from the dropdown menu.

The Export dialog displays.

2.   Follow the steps in Exporting Textures from Channels before clicking Export All Patches.

Mari exports your flattened textures for the selected channel.

To export all the channels in the Channels palette with flattened layers:

1.   From the Channels menu, select Export Flattened > Export All Channels Flattened, or right-click in the Channels palette and select Export Flattened > Export All Channels Flattened from the dropdown menu.

The Export dialog displays.

2.   Follow the steps in Exporting Textures from Channels before clicking Export All Patches.

Mari exports your flattened textures for all channels in the Channels palette.

To export all the channels, from all the objects in your project, with flattened layers:

1.   From the Channels menu, select Export Flattened > Export Everything Flattened, or right-click in the Channels palette and select Export Flattened > Export Everything Flattened from the dropdown menu.

The Export dialog displays.

2.   Follow the steps in Exporting Textures from Channels before clicking Export All Patches.

Mari exports your flattened textures for all objects.

To export the flattened channel to a Geo-Channel with a channel selected:

1.   Click the Channels menu, select Export Flattened > Export Flattened to Geo-Channel.

A Export to Geo-Channel dialog displays.

2.   Select a Geo-Channel from the Geo-Channel dropdown, or write the alias of a new Geo-Channel inside the dropdown and click OK.

When a new alias is written in, a new Geo-Channel is created with that name. The flattened channel is exported to the selected Geo-Channel.

Note:   As the options above only export channels one dialog at a time, to export multiple channels at once, see Export Manager Dialog.