How I extract individual icons from an IP for use in ODP and Nexus
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 by az0th | Discussion: Icons
When I want a set of icons for ODP or Nexus to match a particular desktop, I usually extract them from an IP. I’ve no idea if this is the best way to go about it, but here’s what I do:
1-- Open ID. Four options will appear. I select “open icon”
2-- Then I select file\open and navigate in windows explorer to the target IP and click on it.
3—The target IP’s ' icons will now appear in the LH pane of ID. Clicking on an individual icon then shows it in different bit sizes in a second pane in ID.
4-- I select a high bit size icon in the second column and click on it. That icon then appears in the main pane of ID.
5-- Then I click on "export", select PNG as the format and name the icon something, eg icon11.
6-- Select a windows explorer folder and save it (icon11) to that target folder.
7-- Repeat for all the icons I want from that package.
When I close ID, it will ask whether I want to save the project. I click on "no".
All the icons extracted this way from the IP will now appear in the pre-selected windows explorer folder as PNGs.
Thats it! Happy holidays everyone!
Reply #2 Tuesday, December 25, 2012 2:36 PM
Faster way:
1. Copy the IP and save it somewhere else.
2. change the '.ip' extension to '.zip'.
3. Extract the zip file to it's own folder.
You now have a folder full of icon files. ODP and Nexus will use them just like they are, no need to convert them to .png. 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, December 25, 2012 5:34 AM
ID= IconDeveloper. Sorry!