Add 20mm to an object
Hi, Primary, scuse my bad english, my langage is the french. I have some basic in prog' but I'm not so good, and that's the first try I do in Illustrator Script.I juste take a script on the web, then I...
View ArticleNeed script to apply a graphic style to a text frame using VBA
Hello everyone! I have been trying to adapt an example script to apply an already existing graphic style to a text frame. All of the scripting guides use the same example that applies the graphic style...
View ArticleCreating a dynamic action to use with app.doScript() method.
Since building dynamic actions is a topic unto itself, we often search for a reference thread to show somebody how to do this - and we often do so while trying to discuss work which is already involved...
View ArticleColorize every layer and sublayer
Hi there,i want to write a script, that is recoloring every item and subitem, independently of its itemtype.I found a code from github, that i changed for my needs:( ai-scripts/colorize artwork.jsx...
View ArticleScript Artboard to "Fit to Artwork Bounds" on multiple files
Hi guys! I was wondering if someone could help me by providing some insight into writing a simple script that fits the artboard to the artwork bounds on multiple files.I currently do this by shift + o...
View ArticleHow to get specific PREFERENCE_KEY
In my scripts I use some PREFERENCE_KEY from this post Illustrator PreferencesBut this list is not so actual for Illustrator 2019.How I can get all actual PREFERENCE_KEY for AI 2019 by myself.Or maybe...
View ArticleCustom ExportType for Illustrator
I have an Illustrator Plugin that creates embroidery files from vectors. I am trying to use a script to open all ".ai" files in a folder, run my action for embroidery conversion and export multiple...
View ArticleNeed a script to select similar colors
So we have a client that we run a huge library of artwork with, that is updated yearly once they start ordering, per order there is usually just one file and in that file we have 3 main colors, red,...
View Article__ Is there a script or something that will create a Pantone book?
Is there a script or something that will create a Pantone book? (Leaving everything as spot) I want to create an Ai document(s) with all of the Pantone solid coated swatches, with their name below it....
View ArticleMove Object Script / Center Text on object
Hi All,Basically what I am trying to accomplish is a script to center text Vertically or Horizontally on an object disregarding the Aescenders & Descenders, oh and without outlining the text. I...
View ArticleIllustrator quits when closing file script was ran on.
I am working for a corporation and have been working to use scripts to create design template. This way they remain standardized. Before this project I had only briefly done any scripting of any...
View Articleapp.textFonts[i] references not working in AI 2017 Update (Javascript)
Just updated Illustrator (21 October 2017), and now all attempt to reference the list app.textFonts[i] (in Javascript) fail and show the following error: Error 1200: an Illustrator error occurred:...
View ArticleIllustratorのフォント指定でなぜgetByName()メソッドを使用する必要があるのでしょうか?
こんにちは。Illustratorのスクリプトでフォントを指定する際に、例えば小塚ゴシックを指定する場合は以下コードのように記述をしております。 sel = activeDocument.selsctionsel[0].textRange.characterAttributes.textFont = app.textFonts.getByName("KozGoPro-Regular")...
View ArticleScript for loading Action Libraries
I'm looking for some help to automate the process of loading individual Action libraries using a recorded action (with the inclusion of a Script). I'm pretty sure incorporating a script is the way, but...
View ArticleMethod to import any artboard from .ai file to a new document
Hello everybody! I'm actually working on a script and I need to be able to import any pages of a .ai file, in a new document in Illustrator.No problem to import the first page (or artboard if you...
View ArticleCreate a Loop to apply an effect
Hello everyone I've to treat some pictures with Live trace. I managed to write a script that apply the preselected live trace to the active selected layer :var doc = app.activeDocument; var...
View Articleprint Adobe Illustrator swatch samples?
I would find it useful to have a catalog of all the existing swatch libraries that come with Adobe Illustrator in order to make choosing them in the future easier. Does anyone know of an existing web...
View ArticleFind Folder by name - function
Hi there,for an automation, i need a function to get a folderpath by name in a specific folder environment.The Problem is, that i just need the folder in the second level/layer.(So i need to search...
View ArticleDynamic actions with app.doScript() method
Hi all, With reference to Silly-V's post (Creating a dynamic action to use with app.doScript() method. ) on the same subject, I'm having an issue where Illustrator does not recognise the dynamically...
View Article• Flush all variables, before launching again a script, possible?
Hello - I was wondering if it is possible to "flush" ALL variables of a script, before launching it again.Because a colleague of mine told me that when he launch sometimes again a script, well it seems...
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