Importing Sketch Files into Studio
In order to save time and resources, designers can import Sketch files directly to the DAM and files are automatically converted to a Studio design format. These source files can then be accessed and edited within Studio. Elements can be locked and the design can be saved as a template, for even more time saving.
Things to note prior to uploading:
The Sketch importer will support non, single, and multi-artboard files. Multi-artboard files will be imported as separate designs.
The Sketch files need to be uploaded to DAM first, and can be selected using the compact view.
The Sketch files need to be set to public in the DAM
Tip
You can do this upon upload
Use the RGB color profile. CMYK files are not supported.
Note
Bynder supports a max resolution of 4K and a file size of 2 GB.
Who can upload design files
Studio Admin
Content Creator
How to create a design from a Sketch file
Navigate to Studio.
Click on + New design. in the top right corner and select Import design.
Click on Select Sketch file.
Navigate or search to find the file that you’d like to import and click Add asset.
Once the imported file is analyzed, click Create Design.
Layers & Elements
Give a unique name to your layers in Sketch, so that you can easily recognize them in Bynder. In Studio we make use of the same names.
Note
Groups, Opacity, Shapes, Masks, and Locking are supported.
Normal text layers are supported
Skewed text or text that is vertically positioned is not supported
All horizontal alignment is supported
All text needs to be in metrics, optical kerning is not supported
You can only use one font/style per text frame
If you want to use two different text styles, make sure to create two separate text frames. ie one for the header text and one for the body text.
Note
Bynder supports the following font format: TTF
The font files used in the Sketch file need to be uploaded to Bynder separately.
Please contact your Customer Success Manager if you want to upload additional fonts
Effects
Effects are not supported in Studio. Make sure that there are no effects applied to your images. Images should not be flipped or rotated.
Blend Modes
You can apply one of the 16 supported blend modes to an image, shape or text layer.
When uploading your template to Bynder the supported blend modes are automatically imported and applied to the appropriate layer.
Learn more about blend modes here
Artboard Backgrounds
You can assign a background color to the template.
If a background color is not set, the background in the generated output files will be white.
Note
Gradient colors are not supported. The opacity of the background color should always be set to 100%.
Shapes
Shapes are supported