App Stop responding while looping duplicate to newDoc
I need some help of figuring why Illustrator CC hangs with my loops This is a loop copying and exporting a list of GroupItems to SVG (workaround the limitation of artboards or slices)And i have a...
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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 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 Articleungroup all groups on an active layer(JavaScript).
Does anyone know how one would go about ungrouping all groups on an active layer with JavaScript?
View ArticleAlert message need to be added?
Hi All, I need to add alert message of number of unlock items in the following script. #target illustratorvar myDoc = app.activeDocument;var myPageItems = myDoc.pageItems;var count =...
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 ArticleScript to apply a random CMYK swatches from a group of swatches to selected...
I would like to write some scripts for randomising the allocation of swatches to adjacent object. Example:Imagine a map of Europe and all her nation states/territories. I have a User Defined Swatch...
View ArticleDocument preset & New document - Illustrator - Applescript
Hi !Here is the problem i would like to resolve with appelscript.I want to make a new file with units (millimeters)I know i need to make a preset before making a new document ; but i don't know how to...
View ArticleShow color picker dialog JSX / CSAW
Can someone guide me on how to show the color picker dialog in Illustrator programmatically?In photoshop that's really easy, just: app.showColorPicker(true); In Illustrator I couldn't find any...
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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 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 ArticleSave All?
This may be a stupid question, but is an existing to Save All open documents? If not, is there a way to script this? I often make a bunch of changes in documents at once and it would save a lot of time...
View ArticleCreate adobe illustrator rectangle script?
hi, this is a vba script that works in corel draw. I want it to work in illustrator instead but I don't know how to ammend it into javascript and adobe scripting language! Can anybody help??what it...
View ArticleIllustrator CC ExternalObject load failing but works in CS5
I have a script that loads an external library as follows: if(typeof PCDesEO == 'undefined' ) { var libFilename = "/Library/Frameworks/PCDesEO.framework"; PCDesEO = new ExternalObject("lib:" +...
View ArticleResize artboard to content - works in Mac (CS6), not Win (CC)
Hello!This code works perfectly in Illustrator CS6 for Mac: function resizeArtboard() { app.redraw(); app.activeDocument.artboards[0].artboardRect =...
View ArticleShortcut for js script with CS4 ?
hi all,with my old version of illustrator (CS), i might affect a shortcut to a specific scipt .Now i have CS4 version, and i don't find similar possibility. how can affect in this new version ? Thanks...
View ArticleScript access to dataset variables
Hello, I've added some dynamic text variables to an illustrator file (CC), captured the dataset and I'm trying to access these variable values through scripting.Is this possible with the Dataset method...
View ArticleSimple dashed stroke in illustrator with javascript?
I just need to get started understanding the dashed stroke portion in path drawing in illustrator.Any clues? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleMail merge using illustrator
Hi There, I'm trying to find a way to automatically populate data into Illustrator and InDesign. I was thinking of doing it using Applescript and importing an excel file into an illustrator graph...
View ArticleColor Change to various types
I am trying to change the color of all items on and under a specific layer. I have been successful changing the color of specific types of objects (paths), but I need to accommodate all the types on...
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