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About darylt44382031
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‎Mar 24, 2021
04:42 PM
thankyou Femkeblanco This works well 🙂
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‎Mar 24, 2021
02:19 AM
Hi all, THE CHALLENGE.... I import various Autocad drawings into Illustrator daily for packaging designs. I need a java script to create 2 new layers, then name them as Dielines and ART. I've tried the script below that creates 2 new layers but I'm not sure how to rename them? The trial script below does not achieve a rename. app.activeDocument.layers.add; app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Layer')rename.('Dieline');. app.activeDocument.layers.add; app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Layer')rename.('Art');. The Autocad drawings that are imported vary in the ammount of layers they contain. Can ayone help as I'm sure there are lots of ways to achieve the result I want but I'm a newbie to this. Many thanks in advance.
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‎Apr 23, 2019
08:54 PM
Hi Uwe, Thank you very much for your direction and help, I have populated all my RGB colours & names into your script framework below. In Illustrator, after changing all my swatches to spot colour, I then ran your script. However, when it's run, I receive this error message? Once I click OK, I find that only the following colours have been renamed. I have checked that all the RGB attributes are correct in Autocad (before saving), then I checked again - when opened in Illustrator too. As I'm VERY new to code, have I missed something? Many thanks Daryl Here is the Illustrator - test file I have used var a = []; a[ "255,0,0" ] = "Cut"; a[ "0,153,0" ] = "Crease"; a[ "0,153,204" ] = "Bleed"; a[ "127,255,0" ] = "Dimensions"; a[ "114,0,153" ] = "Barcode_EAN_13"; a[ "153,0,204" ] = "Barcode_EAN_8"; a[ "255,255,0" ] = "Construction"; a[ "0,255,255" ] = "Corner_Datum"; a[ "127,127,255" ] = "Cut Crease_3x3mm"; a[ "153,102,204" ] = "Cut Crease_10x10mm"; a[ "0,0,0" ] = "Lines_and_points"; a[ "255,191,127" ] = "Perforate_2x2mm"; a[ "200,168,90" ] = "Perforate_10x10mm"; a[ "204,102,0" ] = "Score"; a[ "128,128,128" ] = "text"; a[ "255,0,255" ] = "Unprinted"; var mySpots = app.activeDocument.spots; for( var n=0 ; n<mySpots.length; n++ ) { var internalColorString = mySpots .getInternalColor().toString(); if( internalColorString in a ) { mySpots .name = a[ internalColorString ]; }; };
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‎Apr 17, 2019
01:49 AM
Hi all, I have a challenge / bug bear that I want to put to bed forever - hopefully with your skills, expertise and help. I'm using Illustrator 2019 on a windows pc. Challenge I'm looking for a script that can select a swatch using a specific RGB attribute, then using that RGB attribute - the scrip would change the "swatch Name" from whatever it has been named as (during import) - to a logical name for that layer. eg: "cut" or "crease" or "Bleed" (printing terms). Background info: I receive lots of autocad drawings from the same person (NB: Every AutoCad drawing starts from the same template file) and the swatch colour names seem to be randomly generated from drawing to drawing - when opened into illustrator. However the RGB colours for each swatch - in every drawing I receive - remain consistently the same no matter what the assigned (AUTOCAD colour) name is. During the import process from Autocad to illustrator - swatches are named randomly (as AUTOCAD Colour 1" 2 etc) - I want to rename the colours to match the layers again. The following (Ideal) swatch names for the RGB values (below) are what I'm trying to achieve with this script: SWATCH NAME RGB VALUES Cut layer - 255,0,0 Crease - 0,153,0 Bleed - 0,127,255 Dimensions - 0,255,0 Unprinted zone - 255,0,255 Lines - 0,0,0 Construction - 255,255,0 Corner datum - 0,255,255 10mm cut/crease - 0,0,255 2 x 2mm perf - 254,191,16 Image of Swatches in document For reference only - Image of LAYERS in the document (With original Autocad Layer names - intact) The above Swatch name list can vary sometimes, eg - sometimes there will be more or sometimes less layers. it all depends upon the print dieline requirements, the layers listed are the main ones used The Red lines are examples of swatch colours that may be there on occasion. I don't know if it is possible for a script to do this (including the chance that some layers may or may not be present) ? but if it was, this would save me the task of repeatedly doing this routine for every drawing I import. If I can achieve removal of 90% of this repetition (by your clever scripting) it may well retain some of my sanity for manually re-naming the remaining swatches that can't be captured. I'd welcome your thoughts and thank you in anticipation of any help. PS I'm in Australia so I'm not ignoring you - if there is a delay in my reply. Daryl
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‎Apr 16, 2019
10:26 PM
Merci Renel, vous avez un beau cerveau et une habileté pour le code java. You have admirably answered my can I change all my colours to SPOT colour with a script. My following code challenge to you would then be to search for the RGB / RVB values (listed earlier) in a document then name the swatches to "cut" "crease" etc if they were found in the document swatch list. I would be very grateful if you could fathom this out. regards Daryl.
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‎Apr 15, 2019
10:30 PM
Bonjour Renel, Thank you for your reply and your time to help me with my challenge. If you have a script that has found the RVB colour and is then ready for me to add my own name, then this may work for me. Are you able to share how you achieved this solution with me? Regards Daryl
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‎Apr 14, 2019
04:15 PM
Hi Silly-V I currently have to double click each individual swatch colour then select "spot colour" from the colour type menu. I've just found that I can shift select all swatches and then change the properties of all selected - using the same method which IS an improvement - but I'd still love the script if it could do it all! In respect to colours - the layers used in autocad have colours associated with them on import; however the names of each layer (in autocad) get lost in translation somewhere between autocad and illustrator. Layer names translate differently each time - but always appear in Illustrator in the format: AUTOCAD Colour 1,2,3 etc. The only common translation between autocad and illustrator I have found is the RGB colour. My Ideal world is to have a script that selects each swatch individually by an RGB attribute, then using that RGB attribute - the scrip would first change the "colour type" to "spot colour" then secondly change the "swatch Name" from whatever it has been named - to a logical name for that layer. eg: "cut" or "crease". Autocad Layer names are changed on import into illustrator described above - however colours for the autocad layers always import with the following RGB values below: LAYER NAME - RGB VALUES Cut layer - 255,0,0 Crease - 0,153,0 Bleed - 0,127,255 Dimensions - 0,255,0 Unprinted zone - 255,0,255 Lines - 0,0,0 Construction - 255,255,0 Corner datum - 0,255,255 10mm cut/crease - 0,0,255 2 x 2mm perforations - 254,191,16 The above layer list can vary sometimes, eg - sometimes there will be more or sometimes less layers. it all depends upon the dieline requirements, the layers listed are the main ones used. I don't know if it is possible for a script to do this (including the chance that some layers may be present or not) ? but if it was, this would save me the task of repeatedly doing this routine for every drawing I import. I'd welcome your thoughts. Thanks Daryl
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‎Apr 11, 2019
06:42 PM
Hi all, This is my first foray into a forum, can anyone help? I receive Autocad DWG dieline files (Saved in Autocad 2010 format) that I open directly into Illustrator. (Right click - open) As part of my workflow I have to change all swatches in the active document to Spot colours. The Operating system I'm using is Windows 10. I'm using Illustrator 2019. Can anyone offer any guidance or a solution on how I can automate this? I use Illustrator actions a lot, but have never attempted to write any scripts yet - but I feel I may need to on this one as actions commands don't seem to do do what I need. All suggestions, guidance or scripts that can do this will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Daryl.
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‎Apr 11, 2019
12:10 AM
Hi all, This is my first foray into a forum, can anyone help? I receive Autocad DWG dieline files that I open directly into Illustrator. (Right click - open) As part of my workflow I have to change all swatches in the active document to Spot colours. Can anyone offer any guidance or a solution on how I can automate this? I use Illustrator actions a lot, but have not delved into scripts yet - but I feel I may need to on this one as actions commands don't seem to do do what I need. All suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Daryl.
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