Call c++ with JSX
Hi all, I was advised that I could call c++ libraries if I wanted to use some command that DOM didn't offer. I wanted to give it a try with the "select all" command but I never figured it out.I found...
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Illustrator Actions (Unlock All Layers) not persistent
Hi allI hope this is the right section to post this.But like the title says I have problems with Actions and the Unlock All Layers. As soon we shut down Illustrator and start it up again this part is...
View ArticleGroupItems are returning as Layers??
I have a layer that contains two clipping groups (groups with a clip mask and other art). When I call layer.groupItems it returns an empty array. When I call layer.layers it returns the two clipping...
View Articleremoving paths
How can I select all paths with fill black 100% and remove them?I tried the "script" below, but it doesn't give faults and the result stays the same (-> no remove of the items) #target...
View ArticleGenerate artboards
Hi, why do I get an error on the following sccript? #target illustrator var _doc = app.activeDocument;var _msg = "Generate artBords";var _count = Number(Window.prompt ("Enter Number of artboards max...
View ArticleChanging decimal values to fractions
Does anyone know of a good way to convert decimal values to fractions for use in inch measurements? I have a script that works great but it returns values like 5.5638 and I'd rather it return the...
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 Articlelive trace (vectorisation de l'image)
i would like to live trace (vectoriser) a pdf drawing but i can't open the dialog box live trace(vectorisation de l'image) on version 17,1 could you help ? p.s. my illustrator is french version but i...
View ArticleHow to select the outermost pathPoints in Compound or Grouped pathItems?
Hello Hiroyuki, Carlos and AISComm., i have an number of paths in a group each filled with single colors. 3) I hoped there is a way to select the outermost pathPoints on the perimeter of the group? The...
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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Script to work around Illustrator bugs
Newbee here, We are working in Illustrator CS5. I have put together some scripts & Actions to automate several parts of our work. I'll start with what we have now. Plus what we have now...
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All Group to Ungroup Script
Download Linkhttp://www.cyworld.com/be2u/2801831 FeatureThis Script is Can be easily ungrouping to all group items in the Document. if find Bugs or Error, contact to me plz. License typeFreeware...
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...
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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 ArticleIs it possible to create a panel with JavaScript?
Hi friends As I´m studying JavaScript and the user interface creation...would like to ask (more for curiosity): Is it possible to create a new panel for Illustrator using JavaScript? Or this is only...
View ArticleIllustrator script to open file in Photoshop
The Bridge SDK has a script to open a selected file in Photoshop.Can this be done from Illustrator instead? It seems that the cross-dom function open() should work in either an illustrator or bridge...
View ArticleExport selected artboards, PNG24 javaScript?
Hi All,I'm trying to do some workflow enhancements. For our games we need to export to PNG at different resolutions for different mobile devices. I use a artboard per asset and currently manually...
View ArticleBreak text area into text lines
I want to break text area with line breaks in it into seperate text lines using return as delineator. for example "Line 1Line 2Line 3" I would like as "Line 1""Line 2" "Line 3" I could probably write...
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Applescript: Removing Groups and Layers
This should be a simple task, but I still haven't figured out how to do it. I have a set of page items, and the are contained in groups inside of layers inside of layer inside of layers.How can I...
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Now draw your own ScriptUIGraphics graphics! (1st testing)
Hey everyone, I've made this little system of drawing ScriptUIGraphics from your illustrator document. Please be advised, the graphics resulting from this are not anti-aliased and look bad at medium...
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