+1,000,000 for Sketch importing for Axure. Just like how Principle does it where Axure would recognise the Sketch raw file, and import each layer and group into Axure in their respective layers and groups.
To be honest, with Principle and Pixate and all the other new prototyping tools around now days at a much cheaper price, I would say Axure is falling into the animated wireframe only section of tools. I mean that is fine, but I think Axure should recognise this publicly by either being the absolute best and dedicated wireframing animation tool OR go hard and take over principle’s gaining success by implementing Sketch importing etc.
I am not sure where Axure stands anymore, it’s confusing. Why pay so much money for a licence when I can get by with Principle at a fraction of the cost?
I love Axure for it’s interaction events but going Hi-Fi in Axure is becoming a nightmare. Stakeholders want to see more fidelity and Developers need to see complex interactions that mimic the iOS or Droid animations they will be building.
Axure is getting left behind so fast that I am even learning Framer.js now just to have nice Sketch importing and ability and realistic animation. I think Axure is still great for some corporate dashboard style prototyping but getting left in the dust with more modern design trends.
If Axure wants to remain afloat, my naive but experienced opinion is that they need to get a grip on the emerging needs of modern UX Designers and Stakeholders and rapidly implement those design needs into Axure immediately. Adobe XD was slow off the mark as they were still gloating about how great Photoshop is and now everyone has switched to Sketch and Invision leaving Adobe in the dark with their photographer client base only and animators using after effects.
I do love Axure (when it’s not pissing me off) and I hope they can rise again or at least choose a direction and lock it down solidly. If they don’t want to add sketch importing or adv animation then don’t. But at least announce what your goals and focus is. Right now Axure is promising all these feature requests to the dev team and leaving us waiting for the feature to be built. Just be honest, to us, which way is Axure heading?
Thanks