Tutorials

articy:draft‘s Know-How Database

First Steps articy:draft 3 / articy:draft X

articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #01
Installing articy:draft
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #02
The Demo Project
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #03
articy:draft 3 Overview
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #04
Creating a Character
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #05
The Flow
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #06
Creating a Dialogue
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #07
Presentation Mode
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #08
Global Variables
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #09
Templates
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #10
Query Search
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #11
Items
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #12
Exports
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #13
Document View
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #14
Choice and Reaction Points
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #15
Jump and Hub Flow Elements
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #16
Location Editor
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #17
Conflict Search
articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #18
Wrap Up

Tutorials articy:draft X

Localization – Feature overview
articy:draft X’s Localization feature set comes with highly requested toolsets such as the brand new dedicated Localization View, Project Languages, Localization and Voice-over export and import, Statistics report, and optional automatic translation with DeepL.
Localization – Set up project languages
This video shows how to set up a primary language when creating a new project and how to add more project languages via the Language settings.
Localization – Localization View
This video covers the visual centerpiece of the Localization feature – the Localization View.
Localization – Localizable objects and properties
In this video we cover how to set up which objects and properties throughout your project should be localizable and which should receive VO.
Localization – Auto-translation with DeepL
This video shows how to set up and use the auto-translation with DeepL.
Localization – Presentation View
This video goes over some new additions to the Presentation View in articy:draft X.
Localization – Search and Conflict Search
This video covers updates to Search and Conflict Search in articy:draft X.
Localization – Text export/import
In this video we will take a close look at the Localization text export and import.
Localization – VO export/import
In this video we will take a close look at the Voice-over export and import
Localization – Statistics report
In this video we will cover the Localization statistics report, which provide crucial information about your project, like word and character count for each language.
AI Extensions – Overview & Setup
This video shows how to set up the AI extensions with your OpenAI API key
AI Extensions – AI assisted Dialogue
This video covers the functionality of AI assisted dialogue in articy:draft X
AI Extensions – AI assisted Barks
This video covers the functionality of AI assisted barks in articy:draft X
AI Extensions – AI assisted Preview Image
This video shows how to use AI preview images for flow objects or entities in articy:draft X

Quick Tips articy:draft X

Keep focus on Localization View
With Alt + Left Click you can keep the focus on the Localization View when changing objects.
Smart Create and advanced keyboard controls
Did you know you can reduce your mouse inputs by a lot by using Smart Create and advanced keyboard controls? Keep your hands on the keyboard, stay in the writing flow.

Tutorials articy:draft 3 / articy:draft X

Enhanced scripting with new methods
Patch 3.2 introduced new methods to make decrementing or incrementing property values, or checking a range for a property value or global variable easier.
Improving project structure with nesting
How to improve project structure with the help of nesting and annotations
Access object properties with scripting
How to access object properties and use them in conditions and instructions
How to transfer articy:draft license
Transfer your articy:draft license in 3 easy steps
articy:draft Tutorial: How to set up a multi-user server
In this short video we want to show you that setting up a multi-user server can be done with a few easy steps.

Quick Tips articy:draft 3 / articy:draft X

Favorites
Did you know you can add objects and folders as Favorites for easy access?
Multi Assign Speaker
Did you know you can assign a speaker to multiple nodes at once?
Improved Quick Create
Did you know you can create dialogue fragments with both Speaker and Template already assigned?
Reference objects in text
Did you know, you can reference objects in text, which is quite handy if names might not be final yet?
The property inspector
Did you know, you can use the property inspector to easily keep your object properties in sight in a second view-pane?
Easily adapt workspace layout
Did you know, you can easily adjust your workspace layout with additional view-panes?
Query Search introduction
Did you know that you can search for a lot of specifics with the articy:draft query search?
Context-Sensitive Speaker Assignment
Quicktip: Did you know you can speed up your flow creation with context-sensitive speaker assignments for dialogue fragments?

articy:draft + Unity

Unity Importer Introduction
With the free articy:draft Importer for Unity, you have a comfortable way to export your articy data to the Unity engine.
Importer for Unity – lesson 1
New to the articy:draft Importer for Unity? This tutorial series will help you get your articy data to Unity and display it in a custom UI!
Importer for Unity – lesson 2
In lesson 2 we create the basic functionality to access articy data in the Unity game project
Importer for Unity – lesson 3
In lesson 3 we will refactor some code and add speaker name to the dialogue UI
Importer for Unity – lesson 4
In lesson 4 we will add functionality to Continue and Close buttons of the dialogue UI
Importer for Unity – lesson 5
In lesson 5 we will start to set up branching functionality by instantiating buttons
Importer for Unity – lesson 6
In lesson 6 we will add button text if there are multiple dialogue options and add functionality back to buttons
Importer for Unity – lesson 7
In lesson 7 we will see how we can handle more complex dialogues and conclude the series with some tips

articy:draft + Unreal

Importer for Unreal – Lesson 1
New to the articy:draft Importer for Unreal? This tutorial series will help you set up a simple dialogue system to display branching dialogue in a custom dialogue UI.
Importer for Unreal – Lesson 2
Learn how to display a first dialogue line with speaker name in the custom dialogue UI.
Importer for Unreal – Lesson 3
Learn how to add a button to the dialogue UI to be able to traverse through the entire Linear test dialogue.
Importer for Unreal – Lesson 4
Learn how to work with the dialogue system so it can handle branching dialogue as well.
Importer for Unreal – Lesson 5
Find out what needs to be done to display more complex dialogues and make an improvement to the NPC interaction.

Tutorials articy:draft 3

articy:draft Tutorial – Voice Over Helper Plugin
The Voice Over Helper assists you in handling and organizing voice over files in your articy:draft project.
articy:draft Localization solution for Unreal
In this video you will see a brief overview of how to use the Unreal 4.21 localization features.
articy:draft Localization solution for Unity
In this video you will learn how to create a basic localization solution with articy:draft and the Unity engine.
articy:draft Localization solution via Templates
In this video we will show you a basic localization solution within articy:draft based on the use of Templates and the Excel export/re-import.