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Configuring image variables to accept clipart, uploaded images or both in Invent | IV_024

In this tutorial, we'll look at how to configure image fields for different purposes within Invent. Image fields can be configured to accept both customer uploaded imagery, cliparts or both. Here, we'll show the few simple steps required to configure this. This tutorial assumes pre-existing knowledge on the fundamentals of setting up a product template using Invent.

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In this tutorial

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work are how to configure image fields
for different purposes.

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Within Invent image,
fields can be configured to accept both

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customer uploaded imagery, clip parts,
or a combination of both.

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Here we'll show a few simple steps
required to configure this functionality

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so this tutorial does assume
some preexisting knowledge

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of the fundamentals
of setting product template using Invent.

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So we need to begin with an image frame
that you would like to apply this behavior

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to If you wish to allow this frame
to accept clip parts

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that ensure
the relevant resources are available,

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this could mean creating a clip set
within Invents

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However, it's also possible to apply
preexisting clip art sets to the product

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once it's been moved over to MegaEdit

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Now we're going to start
and actually create

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a new image variable
in which we configure these options.

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So go to the variables
tab and click on Add variable.

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From there, I'm
going to select an image variable.

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So within the

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configuration screen of the image
variable, we have the ability to select

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which type of content
is available for it to access.

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So for example, clip arts or images.

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So we'll go through a few of these
available options and just focus on them.

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We have allow media albums selection.

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This allows a user to select imagery
that has previously been uploaded

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on the storefront and is available
within their user accounts.

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So remember that enabling this here
enables this functionality

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for this specific variable.

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The next option down is allow
image upload.

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So this allows users to upload new images
for use

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within this variable.

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One below.

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This will have allow or clip art albums.

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So enabling this option
allows users to access all available

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clip art albums from within this one
variable.

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This means if multiple clipart

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albums are assigned to this product,
once it's within Infigo and Mega,

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it users will be able to access
the content from each of those albums.

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And then
we have allow clipart resource sets.

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So this option will give you
a separate checkbox

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for each clipart type resource
at this available within this Invent.

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Product Template.

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Enabling this checkbox will give
this variable access to the contents

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of that resource set.

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The next option

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down is allow external clipboard albums.

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This is a means of linking this variable
to other clip art albums

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enabled on this product.

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Once it's within Infigo
and subsequently MegaEdit.

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For example, you may already have
a clipart album in Infigo named “logos”.

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This clipart album can be assigned to
the product to make it available for use

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within that product.

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Additionally, by placing the clip
art album name in here,

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you can pre

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link the variable
to that particular album.

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This means that you don't have to do it
manually later on within Infigo

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or MegaEdit.

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And then

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finally we have the clip Art media filter.

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So this allows you to import
regular expressions or RegEx

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so that only certain clip
art is displayed.

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Okay, so we'll finalize

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that just by adding a name

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then save

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and that's now assigned and configured.

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So as usual, we need to actually,
if we want to utilize this variable

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to drive imagery on our actual artwork
itself, we need to link those together.

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The properties.

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And then I'm just going to go ahead

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and export this MEX template.

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So all I've done here is uploaded
the MEX file to a new

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or existing MegaEdit product
and then I've launched MegaEdit.

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So as we can see

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in this case,
our frame is empty by default,

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although you can specify a default value
if you wish to pre populate

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the clip art image.

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So you can do this within MegaEdit itself
or you can reconfigure it within Invent.

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And that's just on
the actual variable itself.

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The same place we specified
all of those settings a bit earlier on.

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And then there's default values
down at the bottom of the list.

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Okay.

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So the image variable that we've created
can be seen over on the right hand

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side of the screen
by clicking select image here

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if more than one option is available.

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So images and clip parts,
you are presented with a selection

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of input types
so you can choose which one you want to

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select.

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We're going to begin by selecting
clip arts.

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So you will be presented with a dropdown
with to choose

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between available clip art albums,
and that's based on your selections.

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So in my case, for example,
there's only one enabled,

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once an album has been selected,

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all of the clip art images within
that album will be displayed to you.

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And then clicking on one of those images

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will set that image
to be used by that particular variable.

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If that

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variable has been linked to an image field
on the actual canvas itself,

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the selected clip of the image
is also displayed that

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now we'll go ahead

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and explore uploaded images
rather than just clip parts.

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So going back to my image variable,
I'm going to go and either remove

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or go back to select image.

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I can then get to the images section

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which will give me
a slightly different interface.

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So you see I have the ability
to upload a new image if I wish to do so.

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Alternatively, and relatively similar
to the clip art, I have the ability

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to select
between my existing image albums.

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So remember
this is images that have been uploaded

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by that particular customer
to their account.

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So I can see in this case there's only one
existing album and one existing image.

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I can just click on that
that will set it as the variable image.

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And because the variable
is linked to an image frame,

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it will show within the image frame.

 

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