Tutorials

articy:draft‘s Know-How Database

articy:draft X Basics

  • articy:draft X Basics
    Series overview

    With this series, we want to bring you up to speed with the features and handling of articy:draft X, to have you working on your own projects in no time.

  • articy:draft X Basics
    Registration & Installation

    Registration, download, and installation for articy:draft X Free, articy:draft X, and the demo project package.

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    UI & workspace overview

    UI & workspace layout of articy:draft X

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    Entities

    Creating and using Entities (characters, items, etc)

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    Flow I

    Navigate the Flow View and structure the Flow with nesting

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    Flow II

    The different Flow objects

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    Flow III

    Create a branching Flow structure

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    Assets

    What are Assets and how to use them?

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    Templates I

    Introduction to articy's Template feature

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    Templates II

    The basic property types useable in templates

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    Scripting

    Story logic and controlling interactivity with scripting

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    Property Inspector

    The Property Inspector allows to get different views on objects

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    Presentation View

    Test story flow and logic with the Presentation view

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    Localization introduction

    A short introduction of the Localization feature set

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    Exports & Imports

    Export and import options of articy:draft X

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    Location Editor

    Learn how to use the location editor for location ideas

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    Document View

    Learn how to use the Document View to write a dialogue

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    Search & Conflict Search

    Find any issues in your project with Search and Conflict Search

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    Advanced Configuration

    Introduction to articy’s advanced configuration options

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    Plugins

    The customizability of articy:draft X with plugins

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    Multi-User I

    Differences between the Single and Multi user versions in Welcome Screen and project creation

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    Multi-User II

    Differences in UI between Single and Multi user and the impact on day to day work in articy:draft

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.

First Steps articy:draft 3 / articy:draft X

  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 01

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #01

    Installing articy:draft
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 02

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #02

    The Demo Project
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 03

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #03

    articy:draft 3 Overview
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 04

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #04

    Creating a Character
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 05

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #05

    The Flow
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 06

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #06

    Creating a Dialogue
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 07

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #07

    Presentation Mode
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 08

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #08

    Global Variables
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    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #09

    Templates
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 10

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #10

    Query Search
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 11

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #11

    Items
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 12

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #12

    Exports
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 13

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #13

    Document View
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 14

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #14

    Choice and Reaction Points
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 15

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #15

    Jump and Hub Flow Elements
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 16

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #16

    Location Editor
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 17

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #17

    Conflict Search
  • articy:draft 1st Steps Tutorial Series - Lesson 18

    articy:draft – First Steps Tutorial #18

    Wrap Up

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.
  • articy:draft Tutorial: How to improve project structure with nesting

    Improving project structure with nesting

    How to improve project structure with the help of nesting and annotations
  • Tutorial: How to access object properties with scripting

    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.
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 1

    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!
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 2

    Importer for Unity – lesson 2

    In lesson 2 we create the basic functionality to access articy data in the Unity game project
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 3

    Importer for Unity – lesson 3

    In lesson 3 we will refactor some code and add speaker name to the dialogue UI
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 4

    Importer for Unity – lesson 4

    In lesson 4 we will add functionality to Continue and Close buttons of the dialogue UI
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 5

    Importer for Unity – lesson 5

    In lesson 5 we will start to set up branching functionality by instantiating buttons
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 6

    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
  • articy draft Unity Importer Tutorial Series 7

    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.
  • articy draft Unreal Importer Tutorial Series 2

    Importer for Unreal – Lesson 2

    Learn how to display a first dialogue line with speaker name in the custom dialogue UI.
  • articy draft Unreal Importer Tutorial Series 3

    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.
  • articy draft Unreal Importer Tutorial Series 4

    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 3 Voice Over Helper tutorial title thumbnail

    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.
  • Maniac Manfred demo project Unreal engine screenshot

    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 3 screenshot showing selected entity on the general properties tab

    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.