Illustrator Scripting :: Can Create Layers With CSV File?
May 9, 2013Is there a script that can create layers with csv file?
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Illustrator Scripting :: Create Fitted Artboards From Layers?
Oct 8, 2012Any script that will create artboards for each separate layer?
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: How To (with One Click) Create Multipage PDF Consisting Of All Layers
Mar 5, 2010Often times when designing a logo I create different versions and variable options on layers. This can result in several layers in one Illustrator file. Is there an easy way or an existing script that will allow me to (with one click) create a multi-page PDF consisting of all the layers within my .ai file? The current method is turning on each layer, performing a save-as (PDF), then turning off said layer and turning on the next layer and repeating the task and so-on-and-so-forth, etc … It becomes tedious and quite often I save over the previous version, forgetting to re-name it or forget to perform a save on a certain layer. I have never written my own script before but am not opposed to trying, where do I begin?
View 12 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Create New Document With Profile And Multiple / Named Layers?
Mar 27, 2013I can't figure out the proper commands to fill out and complete the script below. What I am trying to do is:
- Create a new document using one of the Profile presets (or have the New Document dialogue open so I could select the profile, size and bleed)
- Make 3 layers, each with a diferent name
- Create a rectangle the size of the artboard on the bottom layer, with a swatch stroke and no fill
- Create a rectangle the size of the bleed on the middle layer, with no stroke or fill
Like I said, I haven't gotten far at all. I've read through the basic scripting guides and I'm just not understanding all of the language needed to string things together.
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
make new document
set topLayer to make new layer ¬
at beginning of document 1 with properties {name:"Vector"}
set bottomLayer to make new layer ¬
at end of document 1 with properties {name:"Through Cut"}
end tell
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Renumber Or Batch Rename All Layers In File
Feb 15, 2010is there a quick way how to renumber or batch rename all layers in a file so they would be named in consequent numbers? Doesn't have to start from exact number, I was wondering if maybe there is some sort of script that would work?
View 24 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: How To Customize Or Create New File Menu Items In CS6
Mar 28, 2013I have developed a script to perform some Custom action in Illustrator. I want to make this script run from a a File Menu Item so it can be invoked easily. Is there a way to customize Illustrator to add a new menu item or modify the existing menu tems functions. For example if the script needs to be invoked when the user click "Save" is there a way that could be done.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: CS4 - Create Rectangles From Info In Excel File
Jun 26, 2013I have an excel file with thousands of rows, each with a column for the x-coordinate, the y-coordiante, the height, and width of a rectangle. I need a script that will ask me to select the excel file, read the excel file, and create rectangles from each of the thousands of rows. I'm working in a windows environment and have Illustrator CS4. Any scripts out there that might give me a start?
View 7 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Create Individual Symbols From Individual Layers?
May 10, 2012Is there a way to do this? Is there a script out there that can create individual Symbols from individual layers?
EDIT: I pasted this in the wrong forum so i moved it over here.
Illustrator Scripting :: Get Layers By Name VBA?
Apr 7, 2012Is it possible to reference layers or groups by their names instead of their index using VBA? If so, what is the sytax? I know you can do it in Extendscript, but I'm not finding info for VBA.
View 7 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: How To Export Layers To SVG
Feb 13, 2013I am trying to export layers to SVG, but I need to access the "Use Artboards" option in my ExportType.SVG options. I do not see it in the Javascript reference: [URL]....
View 8 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Create Mirror Text And Stroke Text In AI Scripting
Mar 16, 2013the Script of creating mirror text and stroke text in Adobe illustrator scripting.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Split Text Into Layers?
Jun 30, 2013script that is able to do the same as this photoshop one [URL] ...., I would use that one in photoshop but its not working in CS6.
find a script that will seperate the text into layers ready for export to After Effects to be used in Kinetic Typography pieces.
Illustrator Scripting :: Move Layers To New Artboard
Feb 18, 2013I'm trying to create a script via javascript for Illustrator.
My problem is : I have a AI file with multiple layers, i want to create one artboard per layer, in order to export a multipage PDF ( each page contain 1 layer ).
The layers represents the differents type of print ( vernish, color, hot gold, pressure ... ) and/or color type ( Pantone, CMYK, cut, kisscut ... ). My client want a PDF for see each type of print or color type per page.
I'm trying 2 ways :
1st solution : Create new artboards, and duplicate ( or move ) layers content on the new artboad, but the function move/duplicate don't work to move content on another artboard.
2nd solution : Create new document with the same number of layers as artboard and duplicate layer to the new artboard on the new document.
Illustrator Scripting :: Expand And / Or Collapse Layers?
Mar 4, 2013Whenever I open a file, Layers are randomly expanded in the Layers palette.
Is there a way to run a script that collapses and/or expands all layers?
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Make A Script For Layers To PDF
Feb 6, 2014make a script for layers to pdf?
ADHESIVE, WHITE, Layer-8, Layer-7, Layer-6, Layer-5, Layer-4, Layer-3, Layer-2 and Layer-1 needs to be on seperate pages.
Jobbnr and Passmerk / Registrationm. (incl. sub-layers) needs to be on all pages!!
HJELPELINJER, COLOR, CARRIER, Guides and Field Background don`t need a page.
Is it possible to make such a script?
Illustrator Scripting :: Loop Through All Layers And Sublayers?
Apr 26, 2012is there a way that I can loop through all layers and sublayers looking for a name of a layer? I have one that loops through only top level layers. I am thinking I have to somehow incorperate all pathItems, groupItems and the like to incorperate all types of "layers" there might be, since a group is technically not a layer but a groupItem.
this is what I am doing so far:
for (var i = 0; i < numberOfLayers; i++) {
var customName = "div structure";
var myLayer = app.activeDocument.layers[i];
[Code]....
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Add Prototype To Layers Object
Jan 24, 2013I am trying to add a prototype to the Layers object so I can do something like try{ .getByName(name) catch{ return null. For when the named layer doesn't exist. (It gives an error for me in CS5). So unfortunately me trying to go Layers.prototype. my method doesn't seem to work at all.
View 3 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Opening Files As Layers?
Jul 6, 2013Is there a way to open a file as a layer? I want to open multiple files in the same window to make a collage. Currently, as I open each file they all open in separate windows. The "Open Document As Tabs" option in the User Interface preferences is not selected.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Deleting And Replacing Layers?
May 1, 2013So I'm trying to create a fairly simple script that will measure the size of art on the artboard for making printing plates. That part I have working. But once I have made one file, I have to delete the measurements layer manually (which is where the script puts them) so that I can make the next one. I need the script to check and see if there is a layer called "measurements" delete it and then create a new one called "measurements" in which to put the dimensions of the (new) artwork. This way I can keep making files and "saving as" with a new name.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Removing Empty Layers
Feb 13, 2014I am looking for a script that will look through all the layers in my file and if there are no objects on the layer I would like it to delete them.how to remove a layer with a script, just not how to identify a layer or many layers that may no have objects on them.
View 6 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Placing All Symbols Into Layers
May 14, 2012How I can place all my symbols at one time in the File and on there on layers? is this possible?
The only dialog box i could find is in the corner of the symbols palette is "Place symbol"... I tried to create an action but it wont go to the next symbol.
Illustrator Scripting :: Moving All Layers Into Single Layer
Nov 20, 2013I'm new in scripting and i need to make a script that moving all layers into a single layer (in Illustrator i press CTRL+A then CTRL+G in layers and works) but i need that in script.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Group Items Are Returning As Layers
Apr 5, 2012I have a layer that contains two clipping groups (groups with a clip mask and other art). When I call layer.groupItems it returns an empty array. When I call layer.layers it returns the two clipping groups. I need to know if these layers are clipping groups, but if they are coming back as layers how can I figure that out?
View 8 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Renaming Layers To Be The Text Inside
Oct 9, 2013I've got an Illustrator CS6 document that has 500+ layers with individual words on them (a word cloud). I'm needing to animate this in AE. When I "Release to Layers (Sequence)", all of the layers become Layer 1, Layer 2, etc. Is there a script that will rename all of those layers to be the text inside them?
i.e. Layer 1 has the word "Pencil" as a sub-layer, editable text.. I need to rename the Top-Layer Layer 1 to "Pencil". I'm hoping there is a script that can do this so I don't have to manually rename all of the layers.I have found this script:
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var ilayer = idoc.activeLayer;
for (i=0; i<ilayer.layers.length; i++) {
var isublayer = ilayer.layers[i];
isublayer.name = isublayer.pageItems[0].name;
}
But is doesn't seem to do what I need.
Illustrator Scripting :: Convert Layers In Document To Artboards?
Sep 24, 2013Script which would convert the layers in a document to artboards? At present I have a lot of documents with a couple of hundred layers on each of them, but I've decided to change the way that I organise my workflow and started using artboards instead. I don't really have the time to spend moving them individually from a layer over on to an artboard as there are a lot.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Paste In Place Across Layers Script
Jun 1, 2012I'm looking for a script to paste an object (paste in place) on top of all other layers in a file.
I know I can position a single object on the top layer and then turn the bottom layers on and off, but for my needs (and in this situation) I need to actually paste that object onto each layer.
Illustrator Scripting :: Hide Layers Based On List?
Apr 8, 2011I have a very complex graphic with many elements and I would like to find a way to hide layers based on a list. In the documentation that there is a way to tell if a layer is hidden, but didn't see anything about a way to actually to control the hide/unhide property. Is this possible?
View 15 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Turn Selected Sublayers Into Top Level Layers
Jun 5, 2008I wanted to ask if by chance any of the scripting gurus here happen to have written an AI script that will take a number of selected sublayers/sub-sublayers and move them so they become top-level layers?
I am really needing this very badly, given that After Effects can only handle AI layers as separate entities. So I find myself moving tens, even hundreds of nested sublayers to the top level all the time.
Is it possible this script exists already?
Illustrator Scripting :: Change Layer Colors Within Layers Palette In CS5?
Apr 3, 2012For example I would like to make my images layer Green and my copy layer Red in my layers palette.
View 6 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Raster Multiple Layers In AI Without Flattening To 1 Layer
Aug 8, 2012I am trying to turn every layer in my .ai file to a raster image without flattening to one layer.
-The big issue I am dealing with is the agency that just built a paralax site for us refuses to export to PSD. I have tried every possible way to do this but keep getting the file is to big message. To add to it they had it all on 1 layer. I was able to release to sequence, but now am trying to see if rasterizing the objects will work.
Illustrator Scripting :: Replace Layer Names In Selected Layers Only?
Jan 22, 2014I am using this script to find and replace words in layers. (The script only targets particualr words, rather than the whole layer name).
I would like to make it so it targets selected layers only.
I have found this script which loops through selected layers only, but I am not sure how to add the find and replace layer name functioality.