What’s New in ProtoPie? Discover ProtoPie Labs

Say hello to ProtoPie Labs

We released ProtoPie 7.5 with many new features & improvements to better your prototyping experience. We wanted to involve our ProtoPie users more actively in our development process, so we introduced ProtoPie Labs (or Labs for short). This feature allows you to test our latest beta features before their official release date.

With this ProtoPie update, users can try out the following beta features:

• Detach component instances
• Rulers & guides
• Improved formula input field

Let's take a closer look at each one.

Experience the latest beta features with ProtoPie Labs.

Turn your instance into a container by detaching

Users have long requested the ability to detach a component instance. We are pleased that ProtoPie 7.5 now makes this possible.

Detaching breaks the connection with the component and turns the instance into a container. You can do this either from the property panel or the context menu. Ensure that you have enabled the feature in Labs prior to use.

Right click on a component instance, and click on Detach Instance to detach it from the component.

Once the instance has been detached, the Detached_ prefix will be automatically added to the detached interaction’s name. Easily identify whether an interaction stems from a detached instance or not.

The Detached_ prefix lets you see at a glance whether an interaction stems from a detached instance or not.

Bring structure to your canvas with rulers & guides

It can be difficult to align objects, shapes or text layers on the canvas. This is where rulers & guides come in handy. These visual tools are now here to help you quickly and precisely align objects, measure distances, and prototype faster.

Showing/hiding rulers

Rulers appear at the top and left sides of your canvas area in ProtoPie Studio. First, make sure to enable rulers & guides in Labs. To show/hide rulers, use Shift + R, or access this under View in the application menu.

Use Shift + R, or access this under View in the application menu.

Creating guides

To create a vertical or horizontal guide, hover the mouse over the ruler area, then simply drag and drop the resize cursor.

You can create vertical or horizontal guides by simply clicking either ruler.

Removing guides is simple. You can do this in three ways.

1. Select a guide and press Delete.
2. Drag the guide back to the ruler area.
3. Go to View and select Clear Guides.

Learn more about rulers and guides.

Quickly identify the variable scope in the formula input field

Enabling the improved formula input field allows you to distinguish whether a variable used inside a formula can be used in the current scene only or can be used in all scenes.

Being able to see right away what scope a variable has is convenient, especially if you are one of our advanced users that likes to use tons of variables in their high-fidelity prototypes. Also, it’s useful when you dissect a Pie created by someone else.

An icon indicating the variable scope appears when typing out a variable name.

Share your feedback and help us improve

At ProtoPie, we rely on the feedback from all of you to make sure our product is improving and meeting your needs. Your feedback helps us to understand what we're doing well and what we can do better.

To share your feedback on beta features, contact us directly from within ProtoPie Studio. Or join any of the ProtoPie communities.

Your feedback helps us to understand what we're doing well and what we can do better.

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