[Nodes] Working with sprite sheet

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This post shows you how to work with sprite sheet in Pixel Composer.

Splicing sprite sheet

This node takes in a sprite sheet, cuts it into smaller sprites, and outputs an array or animation.

Inputs	Type	Description
Surface in	Surface	Sprite sheet to splice.
Sprite size	Int[2]	Dimensions of each sprite.
Sprite amount	Int	Total amount of sprites in that sheet.
Sprite per row	Int	Amount of sprites per row.
Offset	Int[2]	Offset of the first sprite.
Spacing	Int[2]	Space between each sprite.
Padding	Int[4]	Empty pixels added after the splice on each side.
Output	Int	Type of output. - Animation - Array
Animation speed	Float	Animation speed.

Outputs	Type	Description
Surface out	Surface	Sprite output.

Export sprite sheet

This node packs surface or surface array into one sprite sheet.

Inputs	Type	Description
Sprites	Surface, Surface[]	Sprite input.
Sprite set	Int	What sprite to put in the sprite sheet. - Animation: Each sprite is one animation frame. - Sprite array: Put all sprites in a sprite array in one sheet.
Frame skip	Int	Skip frames when sprite set is animated.
Packing type	Int	Packing geometry. - Horizontal - Vertical - Grid
Grid column	Int	How many sprites in a row (for grid packing).
Alignment	Int	How to align sprites with different sizes. - First: Align to top for horizontal, left for vertical - Middle: Align to center - Last: Align to bottom for horizontal, right for vertical

Outputs	Type	Description
Surface out	Surface	Sprite sheet.

Sprite sheet node does not update automatically. That means to run this node, you have to click the icon in the inspector panel. Also if the sprite set is set to animation, then you have to play the animation to start filling the sprite sheet.