Batch 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...
View ArticleScript for Selecting Open Paths in Illustrator CS6
I have created this script for selecting open paths in illustrator cs6 as the graffix plugin is not working under CS6. Just save the following text in /Applications/Adobe Illustrator...
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.
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Raster to vector
Is it possible to detect text from tiff image (raster image) and create the same text in vector in adobe illustrator automatically?
View ArticleScript for making an object the artboard size.
I am looking for some help on trying to make an object the exact size of the artboard. This is something I do on a daily basis for several different reasons and it would be very helpful if this can...
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Select object like a "snake"
Hello,is there any way to select object like on image? I mean, start selecting on left side to right, after that go down and start selecting on right to left. JavaScript ofcourse
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Search for a script to turn single textboxes around a circle
Hey everybody, I have around 700 textboxes which should be placed around a circle.Any ideas would be great THANKS
View Articleseparate text _ each word in a textbox
Hello, I´m just discovered Scripiting in Illustrator and have two questions. 1. I have a listing of 670 words (each word in a line) and I would like to have every word in a separate textbox. Any ideas?spe
View Articlefill color using a script.
I'm trying to create a script in CS5 mac os10.6.8 that will change the fill color of selected pathItems. I need a simple script that will change a selected pathItem to cmyk values 2,3,15,0. I will then...
View Articleneed to convert/export WMF & .ai files to PNG in llustrator CC, may need...
First of all I have downloaded the trail version for Illustrator CC before purchase. Are there any limitations in the trial versions. E.g in batching/actions The folder directory for CC seems...
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 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 ArticleDrawing 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 Article"Insert Menu" not working for Javascript
I found this script to create a non-printable path for my artboard. function Path(){ var boxHeight = 611.999; //set this to whatever you like - value is in points. var blackColor = new...
View ArticleMultiple artboards to multiple PDF's
I have over 300 different ai files with about 50 artboards in each one and need to export each artboard to a separate PDF file. I'm on a windows machine so the script would have to be JavaScript. Is...
View ArticleJavaScript to prompt user to save as PDF
I am making changes with code to the file. I want the user to be prompted to save as a .ai file first. I have that down. Now I am wanting to have the user immediately be prompted to save as a pdf with...
View ArticlePlease help me with object color identification
Hi Experts, I am new for illustrator scripting. My requirement is, 1) Select a particular layer (i used active layer)2) Check all the objects (in active layer) stroke color with name of "Die" and that...
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 Article$.fileName from ExtendScript
I think this one is a bug, maybe introduced with the latest Illustrator CC 2014 update... This is Illustrator CC 2014 running on Windows 7. I have a simple script like this:#target...
View ArticleI require script for multiups?
Hi, I require javascript for a simple job like I have an object size (w X h). I need a rectangle outside of this object bigger than it. For creating this rectangle, i will input value separately to...
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