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Making a clipping group with a compound path
So, as of today I'm new to scripting for Illustrator, I'm using the ExtendScript Toolkit. However I'm not new to scripting my own solutions and I do have some experience with JavaScript already.What...
View ArticleExtensions - Use Javascript to do stuff in Python
Hi, So I know where I want to go, but I'm missing one piece. I'm creating an extension for AI and it's going great. The Javascript portion is done, and it exports out the files needed, but I have...
View Articleanyone know how make clipping mask for many objects but not by Compound Path ?
Hi guys, I need make by one click clipping mask for all object on workspace. But I need to have possibility to edit every clipped object individually so compound path is not good solution in this case
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More complex pie charts
Hi,I'd like to create improved pie charts with effects like this without doing them by hand : I'm bad at scripting in illustrator, but I'd like some effects like the slice's size variations and the...
View ArticleCMYK to Spot conversion
I created a script that goes through the path objects one a time, converts the cmyk values over to a spot color, then applies that new swatch to path item. It works when it comes to grabbing the...
View ArticleCopy artboard (and art) to another document
Is there a way to write a script to copy a selected/chosen artboard (and it's contents) to another opened document, placing it in exactly the same place on the global x/y coordinates? I'm either...
View ArticleHow can I set Illustrator CS5 color settings using Javascript?
I can set Photoshop color settings with the app.colorsettings ('File') in javascript, but I cannot locate an object in Illustrator that would perform the same task. I can only find readonly objects for...
View Articlescript to batch rename/number layers in Illustrator CS6
Is there a script that I can use in Illustrator to batch rename all sub-layers? I would also like to be able to add sequential numbers to each layer too. I saw an older post that contained a script to...
View ArticleRenaming selection with even or odd increments
I currently have an illustrator file that requires me to rename selections of objects. Currently I'm using: var docRef = activeDocument; with (docRef){ var sel = docRef.selection; for (var i=0; i...
View Articleeps save options
I have a long script that works but the save options are giving me problems; var saveName = new File ("S:/STE2/STE2_BAGS/" + fileName); saveOpts = new EPSSaveOptions(); saveOpts.compatibility...
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Reworking Photoshop layer renaming script for Illustrator
The Photoshop scripting guru Paul R over at RetouchPro has created a really cool script to batch rename and number selected Photoshop layers. I haven't found anything similar on the Illustrator side....
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Export 2 Layers to a new document
Hello, I need your help, I need export 2 layer to a new document, It's possible? sorry my bad english, thanks example:similar script to export 1 layer to .Ai var doc = app.activeDocument; var start =...
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Applying a paragraph style to text frames in document
Hello everyone! Not sure what I am doing wrong here, and I am having trouble finding examples of this online, so I thought I would ask. var docRef = app.activeDocument; var textRef =...
View Articleexecutemenucommand for Document Color Mode
How to executemenucommand for Document Color Mode in illustrator using Javscript
View Articleexport layers as png files from illustrator in multiple resolutions
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View ArticleSaving to a folder that is password protected
I've got a script that saves artwork to a public folder but I also need a script that saves the artwork to a folder that is password protected. The username and password is something I would need...
View ArticleExport or save layer as AI document
Is there an example or documentation on how to export or save selected layer to AI document using extendscript or CEP 5 api?
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