ui设计师常用的设计工具
The number of UI design tools is quite literally exploding and we find ourselves in an interesting time in the design industry. With so many tools comes the interesting topic and problem of file conversion.
UI设计工具的数量确实激增，我们发现自己处于设计行业的一个有趣时期。 如此众多的工具带来了有趣的话题和文件转换问题。
For this article, I will focus on UI tools/design because this is where I assume the most conversions are taking place. I will talk about converting between formats and also my take on the software situation at present and in the future.
在本文中，我将重点介绍UI工具/设计，因为这是我假设发生最多转换的地方。 我将讨论格式之间的转换，以及现在和将来的软件状况。
为什么要将文件转换为另一个UI设计工具？ (Why convert files to another UI design tool?)
There are many reasons why you would convert from one tool to another, but the main ones are:
从多种工具转换为多种工具的原因很多，但主要的原因有：
Convenience — Not everyone has a Mac (myself included) and Sketch. Stakeholders having the ability to open a file is more important than any kind of loyalty to an operating system.
便利性 -并非每个人都拥有Mac(包括我自己)和Sketch。 利益相关者具有打开文件的能力比对操作系统的任何忠诚度更为重要。
Cost — For some tools, there are no costs for a very basic plan such as Figma and XD. Sketch has a trial, but you have to buy it afterwards. It is very attractive to use a free plan, particularly if you are a freelancer.
成本 -对于某些工具，非常基本的计划(例如Figma和XD)没有成本。 Sketch有一个试用版，但是您之后必须购买。 使用免费计划非常有吸引力，特别是如果您是自由职业者。
Communication — Some tools are much better than others in the feedback process. Figma is a great example of this as it makes feedback loops very simple.
沟通 -在反馈过程中，某些工具比其他工具要好得多。 Figma是一个很好的例子，因为它使反馈回路非常简单。
Prototyping — Some tools have better prototyping functionality and I will talk more about this later.
原型制作 -一些工具具有更好的原型制作功能，稍后我将详细讨论。
Client wishes — some clients do not want to use a particular piece of software, or have had bad experiences and want to change.
客户的愿望 -一些客户不想使用特定的软件，或者体验不好并希望进行更改。
Flexibility — What if your tool ceases to exist or another tool gets much better over time? Conversion becomes very important when considering this.
灵活性 -如果您的工具不复存在或其他工具随着时间的推移变得更好，该怎么办？ 考虑这一点时，转换非常重要。
Other tools — an interesting use case and reason to convert is people using other complementary tools that only support certain formats. UXPix is a good example that imports Sketch files.
其他工具 -一个有趣的用例和转换原因是人们使用了仅支持某些格式的其他补充工具。 UXPix是导入Sketch文件的一个很好的例子。
Now, let’s move on to the most popular tools.
现在，让我们继续使用最受欢迎的工具。
顶级设计工具：Sketch，Figma和Adobe XD (The top design tools: Sketch, Figma and Adobe XD)
I thought it would be good to start with some of the most well-known tools and the big players in the industry.
我认为最好从一些最知名的工具和行业中的大公司入手。
According to the survey that Uxtools.co did for 2019, these were the three most popular UI design tools and for good reason.
根据Uxtools.co在2019年所做的调查 ，这是三个最受欢迎的UI设计工具，并且有充分的理由。
Sketch was the innovator in the UX/UI world because it was simpler and far superior to any other tool at the time. The other tools are catching up and have other advantages, but Sketch has managed to stay at the very top of the table.
Sketch是UX / UI领域的创新者，因为它比当时的任何其他工具都简单且优越得多。 其他工具正在追赶并具有其他优势，但是Sketch一直处于榜首。
Figma is the online alternative that is a great package for design, feedback and prototyping. It can be used by anyone because you only need a browser.
Figma是在线替代产品，是设计，反馈和原型制作的理想选择。 任何人都可以使用它，因为您只需要一个浏览器。
Adobe XD is growing rapidly in terms of functionality (Adobe is pushing monthly updates) and is becoming more and more useful each month. It also has the benefit of the Adobe ecosystem to back it up.
Adobe XD在功能方面正在快速增长(Adobe正在推动每月更新)，并且每个月都在变得越来越有用。 它还具有Adobe生态系统的优势来进行备份。
Now to the fun part, let’s see all our options for converting.
现在到有趣的部分，让我们看看我们所有的转换选项。
从XD到素描 (From XD to Sketch)
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Conversion from XD to Sketch can be done in two ways:
从XD到Sketch的转换可以通过两种方式完成：
SVG conversion — All artboards are exported as SVGs and then imported into Sketch. This is a messy solution that I would not recommend as there is just so much work that goes with this.
SVG转换 -所有画板均导出为SVG ，然后导入到Sketch中。 这是一个凌乱的解决方案，我不建议这样做，因为与此相关的工作很多。
Using a converter — There is a real lack of converters in this area, but there is one: XD2Sketch.com. XD2Sketch converts XD files to Sketch. They will also support Figma to Sketch and many more formats in the future. This was according to their customer service and I will update the post once this comes out. I have converted some large files there before with clean and good results.
使用转换器 —在这一领域确实缺乏转换器，但是这里有一个： XD2Sketch.com 。 XD2Sketch将XD文件转换为Sketch。 他们还将在将来支持Figma to Sketch和更多格式。 这是根据他们的客户服务确定的，一旦发布，我将对其进行更新。 我之前已经将一些大文件转换为干净且良好的结果。
从Figma到Sketch (From Figma to Sketch)
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The only real method for doing this is to use the SVG conversion method that I mentioned above (but using Figma).
这样做的唯一真正方法是使用我上面提到的SVG转换方法(但使用Figma)。
It’s not a great solution and I hope there will be a converter for this sometime soon.
这不是一个很好的解决方案，我希望不久的将来会有一个转换器。
XD2Sketch did mention that they are beta testing a direct Figma to Sketch converter. It will be interesting to see how well this works. I have signed up for the beta testing and will keep an eye on this.
XD2Sketch确实提到他们正在对直接的Figma to Sketch转换器进行Beta测试。 看看它如何运作将会很有趣。 我已经报名参加Beta测试，并将继续关注。
Interestingly, Sketch has not worked on providing a solution here as they could potentially gain many users by doing so.
有趣的是，Sketch尚未在此处提供解决方案，因为这样做可能会吸引许多用户。
Perhaps they don’t want to make the two-way conversion too easy and have customers continually switch. After all, it is simple to open Sketch files in Figma.
也许他们不想让双向转换变得太简单，而让客户不断切换。 毕竟，在Figma中打开Sketch文件很简单。
从XD到Figma (From XD to Figma)
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There are a few options for this, such as:
有一些选项，例如：
Paste — You can paste XD artboards into Figma
粘贴 -您可以将XD画板粘贴到Figma中
SVG conversion — You can also export files to SVG from XD and then import them into Figma. Not the cleanest solution, but it does work if you put in some extra work (often quite a bit)
SVG转换 -您还可以从XD将文件导出到SVG，然后将其导入到Figma。 这不是最干净的解决方案，但是如果您做了一些额外的工作，它确实可以工作(通常会花费很多时间)
Use a converter — XD2Sketch, for example, can be used to convert XD files to Sketch or Figma, since Figma allows you to open Sketch files.
使用转换器 -例如，XD2Sketch可用于将XD文件转换为Sketch或Figma，因为Figma允许您打开Sketch文件。
从Sketch到Figma (From Sketch to Figma)
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You can open Sketch files directly in Figma. Just select the hamburger menu in the top left and go to File > New from Sketch File.
您可以直接在Figma中打开Sketch文件。 只需选择左上角的汉堡菜单，然后转到“文件”>“从草图文件新建”。
It is as simple as that and the results are good too.
就这么简单，结果也很好。
It also makes sense, because Figma probably wants Sketch users to use their product instead, so why not make it easy?
这也很有意义，因为Figma可能希望Sketch用户改为使用其产品，那么为什么不那么简单呢？
从Figma到XD (From Figma to XD)
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There isn’t a great way to do this conversion and SVG seems to be the way to go.
没有很好的方法来进行这种转换，SVG似乎是可行的方法。
This seems to be a recurring theme and again, I think that it is mainly because each company is looking to protect itself from people leaving their respective application.
这似乎是一个反复出现的主题，我想这主要是因为每个公司都在寻求保护自己免受他人离开各自应用程序的侵害。
从草图到XD (From Sketch to XD)
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You can open a Sketch file in XD directly, with very good results. In particular, the symbols/assets conversion is very impressive.
您可以直接在XD中打开Sketch文件，效果非常好。 特别是，符号/资产转换非常令人印象深刻。
Adobe even provides some tips on converting design systems from Sketch here.
Adobe甚至在此处提供了一些有关从Sketch转换设计系统的技巧。
For Mac users, simply press Cmd+O in XD and open the Sketch file.
对于Mac用户，只需在XD中按Cmd + O并打开Sketch文件。
For Windows the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+O.
对于Windows，键盘快捷键是Ctrl + O。
Remember to save your file as an XD file after this. The original Sketch file is also preserved.
在此之后，请记住将文件另存为XD文件。 原始草图文件也将保留。
According to Adobe, you can only open Sketch files created with Sketch version 43 or later. If you do happen to have an older file, just save it in the latest version of Sketch and you will be able to open it.
根据Adobe的说法，您只能打开使用Sketch 43或更高版本创建的Sketch文件。 如果您确实有一个旧文件，只需将其保存在最新版本的Sketch中，便可以打开它。
原型：缺少的链接？ (Prototyping: the missing link?)
I was reading the Uxtools.co survey and noticed something interesting about some of the data that they analysed (see image below)
我在阅读Uxtools.co调查时，发现有关他们分析的某些数据的一些有趣信息(请参见下图)
This showed a downward trend in the use of InVision as a prototyping tool and made me wonder what the next step is for the big players.
这表明将InVision用作原型工具的趋势呈下降趋势，这让我想知道大型企业的下一步是什么。
I think that the company that can create the most useful and complete all in one tool will be the winner. InVision Studio does do this to an extent with more advanced animation prototyping, but the other tools are nicer to use right now.
我认为，能够在一个工具中创建最有用，最完整的公司将是赢家。 InVision Studio通过更高级的动画原型来做到这一点，但是其他工具现在更易于使用。
In particular, the missing link is the refined prototyping feature, like animations and transitions. These will allow you to use only one tool to do everything.
特别是缺少的链接是精致的原型设计功能，例如动画和过渡。 这些将使您仅使用一种工具即可完成所有操作。
It’s interesting to note that handoff and prototyping tools currently work very well with Sketch (BuilderX and UXPin are good examples of this), but I guess that Sketch is already working on ways to beat these guys at their own game with comparable prototyping features.
有趣的是，移交和原型设计工具目前可以与Sketch很好地配合使用(BuilderX和UXPin就是很好的例子)，但是我想Sketch已经在尝试以类似的原型制作功能击败这些家伙的方法。
I hope you enjoyed my little guide on converting between popular design formats. I hope you now find it easier to convert all the files you need.
希望您喜欢我的小指南，了解如何在流行的设计格式之间进行转换。 我希望您现在发现轻松转换所需的所有文件。
What do you all think is the next great feature for UX/UI design software? Is it advanced prototyping features?
大家认为UX / UI设计软件的下一个重要功能是什么？ 它是高级原型制作功能吗？
Feel free to comment on the post or visit my website: sebastian-tan.com
随时对此信息发表评论或访问我的网站： sebastian-tan.com
翻译自: https://uxdesign.cc/converting-formats-for-ui-design-tools-250b41f2c7f2
ui设计师常用的设计工具