Find a specific Sublayer and move to top level layer
I have a lot of illustrator files that are organized by a template size. The layers are setup so that the top level layer is always Template. However the sublayer I need to move to the top level could...
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Cutting a circle
Hi all, I need to make shapes like this based on a value for graph purposes - usually I would just create a cutting shape based on trig (this shape representing around 60%) and subtract it from the...
View ArticleResizing PNG with Pixel values; Save as artboard name and pixel value
Hello,first off, I have never written a Javascript before and I am attempting to. I have been reading like mad to wrap my head around the Extendscript Toolkit (ESTK) in CS6. I see the awesome...
View ArticleIllustrator Script to Rename Artboards based on Artboard Size
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has a script they'd like to share which would rename all artboards in a document with their size? ThanksEric
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Move a Spot color to a layer
I am very new to this, but am excited to unlock the power of scripting Adobe products. I have search through the forum for a similar issue but couldn't quite find the answer. This is my problem: I am...
View ArticleWorking on a script that will add a new artboard and delete the old one if it...
var docRef = app.activeDocument; app.coordinateSystem = CoordinateSystem.ARTBOARDCOORDINATESYSTEM; var ab = docRef.artboards[0]; if ((((ab.artboardRect[2] - ab.artboardRect[0]) / 72) == 17)...
View ArticleJavascript errors started with the new illustrator cc 2014 update
I have been running Javascripts for many things in my daily work flow in illustrator for years now.With the latest update of illustrator cc 2014 I am now getting errors on a regular basis.Has anyone...
View ArticleMaking the artboard that is farthest to the right the active artboard
Hello everyone! I am trying to figure out if it is possible to make the artboard that is farthest to the right in a document the active artboard. The artboards unfortunately are made in a random order...
View ArticleDIE CUT - scripts for cutting machines
Hello everyone, especially those from die cutting industry.Due to requirement of new die cutting and printing machines in our company, we have to prepare files for these machines in appropriate way:...
View Article`Custom Transparency Flattener Options` is available during FILE>Save as EPS...
How to access to `Custom Transparency Flattener Options` during method .saveAs()?
View Article[Illustrator CS5.1] How to create customised argument for artboards.add function
I'm trying to add new artboard with the help of java script. I wasn't able to find solution nowhere. The scripting guidelines from adobe are just poor (to not use more strong words). What ever I'm...
View ArticleOptimize objects stacking order for vinyl cutting
Hello,i am looking for a script for optimizing vinyl cutting speed. The script should be similar to following , but needs to sort the selected objects by the relative position to page origin and not...
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"Missing Profile - The doc does not have an embedded CMYK profile"
For the first time ever last Wednesday each time I open a file in AI - CS3 I get the same message: "Missing Profile - The doc does not have an embedded CMYK profile". I looked in...
View ArticleMove layers to new artboard
Hi everybody, I'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...
View ArticleA Script to Find and Replace Layer Names
Are there any scripts to find and replace layer names? There is an excellent script available for Photoshop which allows you to not only replace words in layer names, but also insert words as Prefixes,...
View ArticleHow do I target different version of Illustrator?
Using #target Illustrator from the toolkit want to open in AI 17. I have both 17 and 18 installed but want it to run in 18. How can I target each with the directive?
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an Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('PARM')
Hello everyone, I am trying to open some documents in Illustrator CS4 by javascript, walk through all layers including sublayers, doing something (for now just reading the layernames and showing them...
View ArticleConvert .eps file to .jpg or .pdf
Hello,I'm using Adobe to deal with .eps files.My problem is to display graphic arts in "read only mode". That means when I'm done developing graphics in my .eps file, I want to display this graphics to...
View ArticleNeed script to batch convert vector .eps to .png images with scale
Hi, I'm looking for a script/program that if you run it, all the .eps files in a folder will batch convert to a png-24 with 250% scale. Erdem
View ArticleScripts: Select an object with a note, duplicating and applying swatch
I am trying to write a Javascript that can do the following: 1) Select an object whose note has <Object Name> (so its layers is also selected)2) Duplicate the layer of that object3) Rename the...
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