Drawing a rectangle of exact size of the artboard?
Has anybody written a JS script to to draw a rectangle on an active document which would be exact size as the document's artboard?I find it very inaccurate and cumbersome trying to draw such rectangle...
View ArticleHow to copy the only object in one layer to another not empty one?
I have one layer "layer_1" serving as a template for one only object (a circle ) How do I write a script to copy that object and past in the most top layer any directions are welcome thanks
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 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 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 ArticleUsing Folder.userData to get user's name? (Windows/CS5)
I am looking for a way for our designers to digitally "sign off" on graphics as they export them, which we do via javascript. Thanks to other posts in this forum, I know how to add text to a textbox...
View Articleapp.userInteractionLevel ignored?
I've tried adding the following to my script but it appears to have no effect at all in CS5 on Windows 7. app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS; Does this still work for...
View ArticleLooking for "Replace with Symbol" script
So I am trying to replace gps points with a symbol I have created. I have found blogs referencing a script that can replace selected items with symbols saved in the symbols panel, but I can't seem to...
View ArticleIs there a script that rounds type to the nearest pt. size?
I have to re-size several documents and need to go through layer by layer to round the type to the nearest pt. size (i.e. 12.3pt --> 12pt, 12.6pt -->13 pt). Its pretty time consuming and I was...
View Articleexecutemenucommand for Document Color Mode
How to executemenucommand for Document Color Mode in illustrator using Javscript
View ArticleImporting CSV and TXT files as Illustrator datasets: VariableImporter.jsx
Just in case any body would like to have the ability to import .csv and tab-delimited .txt files into Adobe Illustrator as datasets, (similar to Indesign's Data Merger), here is a tool which will help...
View ArticleExporting an .ai file to a bitmap file
In Illustrator Scripting (VBscripting), how can you export an ai file to a bitmap file? In Illustrator you can open an ai file and by selecting the Export option you have a choice of formats and one of...
View ArticleBatch combine files into one illustrator document - how to open target document?
I am making a script which will: 1) Open a folder of Illustrator files2) Open each file in the folder (these files are called the source files)3) Select all the contents of the source file4) Copy the...
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Cotas
Alguém sabe como fazer cotas na diagonal? E para fazer todas as cotas ao mesmo tempo? Abraço a todos!
View ArticleMulti Level Object
Ok, so this is probably really easy and I am just missing something....but since y'all are so helpful on here I'll just ask! I am trying to do something like this: function getOptions(){ var b =...
View Articlescript to save .pdf with different presets generates wildly different lo-res...
The script below is adapted in part from the one given with Illustrator and other bits and pieces I've picked up from the forum. When I run it on a 15.3Mg .ai file it produces.pfs the same size as it...
View ArticleScript inverte posições pelo centro do objeto
Olá a todos! Preciso de uma Script que inverta posições de objetos selecionados pelo centro da imagem.Consegui fazer a inversão mas não consigo alinhar centro com centro. Alguém pode me...
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iconbutton with four different images
I try to build a button with image (iconbutton) to show rotation state. When I click a button the letter in it should rotate and proper selection in dropdown list above should be displayed. I...
View ArticleImporting Color to Swatch Library from Text File
Hi,I have a large list of custom colors in Excel that has the color name and CMYK breakdown of each color. I'm looking for a way to import this information to create a custom Color Swatch Library. That...
View ArticleHow to access illustrator library from visual studio?
I'm running a 64 bits wpf projecta and want to reference the dll from my illustrator cs6 64 bitts I want to automate some tasks I use in illustrator and macros are not a option thanks in advance
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