Setting uImage Default Folders

When producing output that contains personalized images, you are required to specify the paths of uImage-related folders: the uImage template, the output folder and the assets folder. These paths may be either absolute or relative:

  • If absolute paths are used, then switching between computers (for example, to allow different designers to work on the same uImage template) requires manually recreating the same paths on each computer to allow uImage to function properly.

  • If relative paths are used, switching between computers does not require any manual adjustments. Instead, uImage automatically calculates the correct location of the files according to the locally-defined default folders. The relative paths are relative to the uImage default folders.

The uImage default folders are set in uPlan’s Preferences dialog. There are default folders for each type of file: the uImage template, the personalized output files and the assets used to personalize these files.

uImage appends the relative path to the relevant default folder. For example, if a relative path, such as myImages\test.psd, is given, then myImages folder is assumed to be in the Templates default folder (note that if an absolute path, such as C:\myImages\test.psd, is used, the image is retrieved directly from the indicated path, without considering the default settings).

To set the uImage default folders:

  1. From the Edit menu, select Preferences.

    The Preferences dialog is displayed.

  2. In the Templates Location field, enter the path of the default template folder.

  3. In the Output Location field, enter the path of the default output folder.

  4. In the Assets Location field, enter the path of the default assets folder, and click OK.