: Why are slices in Sketch Important? I understand that this a noob question; I am about to import my Sketch design into Zeplin.io and I am being told that I should have slices created for

@Samaraweera207

Slices are just another way to export in Sketch. You can just set a layer or group or artboard or symbol to export, but using slices give you more control over padding.

It’s also worth noting that slices export based on group hierarchy.

Here’s a situation where I chose to use a slice.



I could have just set the group to export, but by using a slice, it will always crop the exported image to the same size. This is important, because the group’s contents could change, which could change the group’s bounding box size. Short version: A slice maintains the export size. Exporting on a group does not.

I like slices in Sketch.

Additional info: When I said “slices export based on group hierarchy”, that’s mostly true. They will contain the layers that are their siblings and anything deeper. Their position within their siblings is ignored though. For example, if you have a group with a slice in it, it doesn’t matter if the slice is at the top of the group, or at the bottom. They’ll both export the same contents.

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@Mendez620

You need to create slices to tell whatever software you're using what is an asset and what not.

Having a symbol doesn't necessarily mean it's an asset, a symbol could be anything from a product tile to a line of text. Your software can't magically tell what you think is an asset and what not, and exporting every layer is not only redundant but doesn't always lead to the needed result.

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