Tile Templates

Monk's Active Tile Triggers includes a directory for saving tile data; you can then drag & drop them onto the canvas from here.

Saving a Template

Click this button on the tile configuration window AFTER saving the tile and re-opening the tile configuration window. You will be asked to name the template, and then the tile's data will be saved to the Tile Template directory.

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Accessing Tile Templates

On the left tool-bar, click on the Tile layer tool, then use this button to access the template directory.

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The window can also be opened with the following macro:

ui.controls.controls.find(c => c.name == "tiles").tools.find(t => t.name == "templates").onClick()

Tile Template Directory

Here you can right-click to import, export, or delete templates; or drag and drop them onto your currently viewed scene.

• To import a template, use Create Tile to create a new one and give it a name. Then right-click it and import the JSON file.
• Sample Tiles includes JSONs for the majority of the examples.

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Using Templates

Drag the template from the window to the canvas.

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Notes

• Saving a template saves all flags & attributes on the tile.
  • $\color{yellow}{\textsf{Warning}}$ Token Attacher data is included in this; if the tile was attached to a token when it was saved, it will be created as a broken link and will be unable to be moved until you fix this via Token Attacher's macros.
  • Z-Index is another issue; if your template is saved at Z 0, and you drop it where there is another tile at Z 100, you will be placing it below the other tile and be unable to see it.
• Multiple Document Selection works in this directory, allowing you to mass move, delete, or export & import templates between worlds.
  • Tile targets will still be broken when importing. Use Tagger for targets that accept Tags, and fix the ones that don't manually.
• $\color{yellow}{\textsf{Warning}}$ Any templates created as part a scene with Levels active will not function properly in a scene without Levels active.
• Foundry JSONs with image assets being publicly hosted on services such as Forge will contain your asset links. You may want to clear this out before sharing the JSONs.

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MATT 10.18