Description

Intuiface enables users to save one or more images, videos, audio files, and documents or snapshots of annotated images and spaces to the local file system.

Notes

• This Interface Asset is only available on Windows PCs.
• Networked drives can also be used. Although not physically local, these drives can be treated as if they were installed locally.

Preparing an Experience to Save to the Local File System

To enable the saving of items to the local file system, add the Share via File System interface asset to your experience:

Then open the Properties panel for this interface asset. Specify the "Destination folder" and configure other properties as needed. See below for detailed information about the various properties.

Saving Items to the Local File System

To save items to the local file system, you must add them to the sharing queue. Every item in the sharing queue will be saved to the local filesystem. In fact, if there are multiple items in the sharing queue, it is not possible to selectively save only a subset of those items.

There are two ways to add Image, Video, Audio and Document assets into the sharing queue:

1. Enable the Show sharing button property in the Tools section of the More Properties panel for the asset you may want to save to the local file system.
   
   
   
   By touching this button in a running experience, the asset is added to the sharing queue.
   
   
   
   NOTE: Annotated images and scenes are added to the sharing queue by using the Snapshot button in the Drawing Tool. After annotating your images, click the snapshot button (see image below). A copy - the snapshot - is created. Press the Sharing button on this copy.
   
   
2. Call the "Add in sharing queue" action of the Asset. You can call this action using any Intuiface trigger. A parameter of this action is specification of which sharing queue to use.
   
   
   
   NOTE: Use the "Remove from sharing queue" trigger to remove this particular asset from a specified sharing queue.

Once the items you wish to save are in the sharing queue, call the Share action of the Share via File System interface asset.

More About Sharing Queues

Each sharing interface asset - email, file system, USB drive - has its own sharing queue. However, the above methods add assets and asset snapshots to all sharing queues at the same time. To add an asset to a specific sharing queue, call that asset's Add in sharing queue action and specify which queue you are targeting.

If you would like to see the sharing queue as items are added/removed and even automate the Share action, add the Share via File System data template we've built for you by double-clicking the interface asset in the Interface Asset panel.

This data template illustrates what is possible with the Share via File System interface asset; you are not required to use its design or even to use it at all. The image on the right of the template simply illustrates placement of the sharing button.

Properties, Triggers & Actions

Limitations

• Sharing Button will not be visible for assets nested in Collections. Collection-detached items (using tap-to open behavior) will display the sharing button.