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Go Fetch

Go Fetch is a desktop app that retrieves product images from the LucidLink graphix-working.wac filespace without manual digging. It scans the product image library and copies out the files you need based on simple options you select: pick a Year, Brand, and Product Type (or browse freely), choose a category of images, and let it fetch. The library folder layout it walks is the canonical one documented in Folder structures.

Install

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  1. Download the installer from go-fetch.
  2. Run the installer for your OS and launch the app.

Key features

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  • LucidLink connection aware: A LucidLink Status indicator shows Connected or Disconnected and pre-fills the source path when your graphix-working.wac drive is mounted. A Refresh Connection button re-checks the drive status or sets the default path at any time.
  • Browse or filter by fields: Manually Browse to any folder (turn on Manual Search for full freedom) or use the structured Year, Brand, and Product Type fields to pinpoint a specific product directory. Manual Search disables the Year/Brand/Product Type fields.
  • Target category: Choose what type of images to fetch: App Shot, Renders, Photos, or PPID. Each maps to a different subfolder where images are stored.
  • SKU filtering (optional): Enter a SKU prefix (for example pd244) to fetch only SKUs that start with that prefix. Leave it blank to grab all SKUs in scope. Tick Create additional folder to group those prefixed SKUs into one extra output folder named after the prefix.
  • Output options:
    • Latest Versions: fetches the most recent version of each file.
    • Prefer Published (Approved) Files: fetches the officially published files from the _published folders instead of working versions.
    • You must select exactly one of these two. They are mutually exclusive: enabling Prefer Published disables Latest Versions.
    • Flatten Output: removes the SKU level from the output structure, consolidating files by category.
  • Progress logs and auto-open: A log panel shows each file as it is copied in real time. On completion the status updates to “Done” and the destination folder opens automatically.

How to use Go Fetch

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  1. Launch the app. Check the LucidLink Status at the top. If connected to the graphix-working.wac drive it shows Connected (green); otherwise Disconnected (red). If you have already mounted the drive but it shows Disconnected, click Refresh Connection. When detected, the status turns Connected and Select Source auto-fills with the mount path (macOS: /Volumes/graphix-working; Windows: C:\Volumes\graphix-working).

  2. Select the source folder. When connected, Select Source is usually pre-filled. Otherwise click Browse (folder icon) and pick the directory that contains the product images, or type/paste a path directly. The status indicator stays in sync with the path: a path matching the LucidLink drive shows Connected, anything else shows Disconnected. Go Fetch only works against the graphix-working.wac filespace.

  3. Choose Manual or Structured search.

    • Structured mode: leave Manual Search unchecked, then set the Year (4 digits, for example 2026), pick a Brand (for example WAC Lighting, Modern Forms), and pick a Product Type (typically Luminaires or Fans). These point Go Fetch at the matching part of the product library.
    • Manual Search mode: check Manual Search to gray out the Year/Brand/Product Type fields. Go Fetch then scans anywhere under the source folder you chose. Use this when files are not in the expected year/brand folders.

  4. Select the target category. Pick one of App Shot, Renders, Photos, or PPID from the Target Category dropdown. App Shots are staged environment images, Renders are CGI images, Photos are product photographs, and PPID refers to web thumbnail images for product pages.

  5. (Optional) Enter a SKU prefix. In the SKU Prefix field, type the start of the SKU code you want (for example pd244, case-insensitive). Leave blank to include all SKUs in scope. To group a family of SKUs in the output, tick Create additional folder.

  6. Set output preferences.

    • Flatten Output: check to skip per-SKU folders and organize results by Year/Brand/ProductType/Category only. Leave unchecked to keep the full hierarchy including each SKU folder.
    • Latest Versions: check to grab the highest version of each file (for example the latest of _v001, _v002, and so on), falling back to the most recently modified file if no version tags exist.
    • Prefer Published Files: check to fetch only the approved files from the _published folders. This disables Latest Versions.
    • You must have exactly one of Latest Versions or Prefer Published checked, or Go Fetch will prompt you to pick one.

  7. Run the fetch. Click Run. The log pane shows progress: how many SKU folders were found and each file as it is copied. Larger fetches take longer.

  8. Review the results. On completion the status shows “Done” and the output folder opens automatically.

Output

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By default Go Fetch copies results to a go-fetched folder on your Desktop. The organization mirrors the product library layout documented in Folder structures:

  • Non-flattened (default): files are organized down to the SKU level, by Year, Brand, Product Type, SKU, then Category.
  • Flattened: the SKU level is removed, so all files for a category sit together by Year, Brand, Product Type, then Category. Name collisions across SKUs are resolved by renaming.
  • With a SKU prefix and Create additional folder: one extra folder named after the prefix is added inside the category to group those SKUs.

You can move or rename go-fetched after a run. Repeated runs copy into the same directory, overwriting matching files or adding new ones.

Walkthrough

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Troubleshooting

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  • LucidLink not connected: Go Fetch requires an active connection to the graphix-working.wac filespace. You cannot point it at a local folder or other network path. Mount the drive and click Refresh Connection.
  • Missing required fields: in Structured mode you must fill Year, Brand, and Product Type, and you must always pick a Target Category. Go Fetch prompts you for anything missing.
  • Nothing gets copied: check the log pane for errors. A wrong year or a folder name that does not match exactly will result in no files found.