How 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 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 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 ArticleAdd Margins in Illustrator
I have made this little script to quickly add margins to an illustrator document and am posting it here to anyone that might find this helpful. The script will bring up a dialog where you can enter the...
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 ArticleStoring a persistent variable with scripting?
Hello -- is it possible to store the value of a variable via scripting after a script has been executed or does it only exist during runtime? The use case here would be to store a user entry between...
View ArticleDraw graphic by using scripting
Let say I've build some logo & icon & legend that is going to be re-use over and over again. I am wondering if I can "translate" those graphic into code so that when I need them, I just run a...
View ArticleA Script to Find and Replace Layer Names
Are there any scripts to find and replace layer names? There is an excellent script available for Photoshop which allows you to not only replace words in layer names, but also insert words as Prefixes,...
View ArticleHow can I place image into an .ai file using java?
I am working on my school's Yearbook project. For last few years we have done it all using python to generate png files for all the pages but now that I have discovered adobe's scripting, I wanted to...
View ArticleExportType.SVG "Use Artboards" option
I am trying to export layers to SVG, but I need to access the "Use Artboards" option in my ExportType.SVG options. I do not see it in the Javascript reference:...
View ArticleIllustrator script to select multiple layers
I have about 74 layers in illustrator and i want to run a script to select combination of layers at a time. For e.g. I want 5 layers to be selected and save them as one .jpg. Then say i need to select...
View ArticleAny great Javascript training available online?
Hi,I am an artist who appreciates the awesome power of Javascript, and I have come to realize how great it would be to become proficient in it.I wanted to ask this community:1. Can you recommend any...
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Selecting some anchor points on a path & cutting them out
I would like to iterate through anchor points on a closed path. Starting at anchor [0] I'd want to measure the distance to the next anchor point [1] if absolute value is inside set limit then measure...
View ArticleAny script palette plug ins for illustrator?
Does anyone know of a plugin that can be set up to launch scripts? I've got many I use often and I'd like a floating palette I can just keep open to launch them from rather than having to setup...
View ArticleConvert CSV to Swatch Library?
Hi everyone I have a list of 300+ colors that I need to make into a swatch library for Illustrator. The data looks like this: GREEN GRASS,127,187,0PALE YELLOW,241,235,135LIGHT...
View ArticleI need to create a report that lists all color builds used in an Illy document.
Has anybody ever had to do this?
View ArticleHow do I batch-rename objects/paths (not just layers)?
Question from a complete n00b: I need to rename a large number of selected objects/paths. This is because I want to use another script that only works when my objects have the default name,...
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Reworking Photoshop layer renaming script for Illustrator
The Photoshop scripting guru Paul R over at RetouchPro has created a really cool script to batch rename and number selected Photoshop layers. I haven't found anything similar on the Illustrator side....
View ArticleUI (Window, dialog, palette etc) reference info for AI scripting
I'm looking for standard reference info on UI elements like popup windows (dialogs, palettes etc). I've been through the Illustrator CS6 Javascript Scripting reference guide and also the CS6 Scripting...
View ArticleHow to add text in .ai file and set position, font, size and colour
I want to place multiple lines of of text (individually) into .ai file and set size, font, colour and position for each.Preferably text should have origin in a single point (rather than be framed) Hope...
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