Print to .ps artboard size
I have been searching around about this for a week now. I want to print to Post Script. I want to have the post script file that is printed be the same size as the artboard. I am assuming this means...
View ArticleExecuting HTML file in Yosemite
SO, as of Yosemite on Mac, doing a file.execute() on an html file is broken. The browser opens a document, but the URL is all screwed up, it says something like file:///.file/id=6571367.2773272/See...
View ArticleTroubleshooting getting/setting name property
Okay, this is super basic, yet somehow I'm blanking on how to do this. I'm just trying to read and write the name property of an artboard. Simple, right? So, if I return the properties of the artboard,...
View ArticleExtract text from illustrator for translation then replace with translated text
I am trying to find a way to expedite translations of our drawings. Each drawing has a series of callouts showing what that piece of the drawing is via text. I would need to do 100's of drawings for...
View ArticleAnti-aliasing Type Optimized/Art Optimized on PNG export
Hello there, I'm modifying a javascript that makes an export of each layer contained in an Illustrator document and I want to specify the method used for anti-aliasing (either Type Optimized or Art...
View ArticleHow do I access Appearance panel attributes with the Extendscript DOM?
I'm trying to change the colors of a pathItem corresponding to the string value of several text fields in my document. I've been successful in changing the fill and stroke color of the pathItem, but I...
View ArticleSplit Text into Layers
I was wondering if anyone is aware of a script that is able to do the same as this photoshop one http://www.agasyanc.ru/text-splitter, I would use that one in photoshop but its not working in CS6. I...
View ArticleHow to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame?
Hello: How to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame? Example: the textFrame "Letters" will be divided in 7 textFrames: "L", "e", "t", "t", "e", "r", "s". Help, please.
View Articlecreating outlines from text using javascript in Illustrator CS5
Hi everyone, Is there a way to select all of the text on all artboards and CREATE OUTLINES using Javascript? I've googled and googled, but I can't seem to find any help. The text that Adobe provides...
View ArticleA script for making all my layers into individual live paint groups?
Hi!I'm a student of architecture and I often bring in my drawings from AutoCAD to Illustrator in order to color them / adjust lines. A file from CAD can often times have 30+ layers (one for exterior...
View ArticleIllustrator VBA scripting 101 - via Excel
This post will attempt to introduce newcomers to Illustrator Visual Basic Scripting (well, not actually vbs, but rather tru VBA, Visual Basic for Applications). I personally prefer vba over bvs for a...
View ArticleIllustrator Macros/Scripting
Hey guys is it possible to create macros in illustrator, or how would this be achieved via the scripting.Basically i have a c# application that contains alot of pictureboxes all with images in them. i...
View ArticleTroubleshooting getting/setting name property
Okay, this is super basic, yet somehow I'm blanking on how to do this. I'm just trying to read and write the name property of an artboard. Simple, right? So, if I return the properties of the artboard,...
View ArticleCreate files with javascript?
Hello, I would like make a config file for my script that i would like to put in the %appdata%\adobe folder. How can i reah the value of %appdata% inside javascript?How do i create and read files? I am...
View ArticleScript for randomly replacing symbols
Hi! I'm looking for a script that will allow you to select some objects or symbols in your AI-file and then select some of your symbols from the symbols-library in your file and then randomly replace...
View ArticleMoving pasted object to a specified layer
Hi,I'm working on a script to paste an item into each layer of a document. I can get the pasting and positioning parts to work, but everything remains stacked in one layer. How do I move the pasted...
View ArticleScript Panel - Work in progress
Hi All,Working on a Script Panel to make scripts simpler to run in illustrator.This is a work in progress... Looking for some people to help test and make suggestions. at the moment this is a Windows...
View ArticleIs it possible to have dynamically scaled/aligned variable fields (like name...
Hi I have an ID card template in Illustrator which we fill in with dynamic data. I have some rows with more than one variable, for example:[name] [surname]Is it possible to set up the document so these...
View ArticleSplit Text into Layers
I was wondering if anyone is aware of a script that is able to do the same as this photoshop one http://www.agasyanc.ru/text-splitter, I would use that one in photoshop but its not working in CS6. I...
View ArticleAdding enter or return key to an action
Hi all thanks for viewing this and thanks in advance for any help you can provide. This might an easy thing to do but I've searched all over and haven't found an answer. I'm running some variable...
View Article