Expand Variables Guide
Enabling the "Expand Variables" option during project setup provides a flexible way to customize filenames and file contents. This feature allows you to use various variables to dynamically generate and organize your files, promoting consistency and efficiency in your project setup.
Note: Different sets of variables are supported for filenames and file contents. Please read the descriptions below carefully to understand which variables apply to each context.
Date Variables
$D | Adds the date as YYYYMMDD in filenames or ${D} in file contents. |
$T | Adds the time as HHMMSS in filenames or ${T} in file contents. |
$M | Adds the year and month as YYYYMM in filenames or ${M} in file contents. |
$_y | Adds the full year (YYYY) in filenames or ${_y} in file contents. |
$_m | Adds the month (MM) in filenames or ${_m} in file contents. |
$_d | Adds the day of the month (DD) in filenames or ${_d} in file contents. |
$_D | Adds the day of the month (no leading zero) in filenames or ${_D} in file contents. |
$_i | Adds YYYY-MM-DD HH in filenames or ${_i} in file contents. |
$_I | Adds the date and time in ISO format in filenames or ${_I} in file contents. |
Unique Identifiers
$u | Adds epoch milliseconds in filenames or ${_u} in file contents. |
$U | Adds base-36 uppercase time in filenames or ${_U} in file contents. |
Sequence Identifiers
$n | Adds a single-digit sequence in filenames. |
$nn | Adds a multi-digit sequence, padded with zeros in filenames. |
Project Template Fields
${identifier} | Adds values from fields on the Project Creation Panel. Variables within template files must be in the form ${identifier}. |
Additional Notes
You can also use '/' characters in filenames to create folders.