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cswaim080880
Inspiring
Sep 7, 2013 2:25 PM UTC
Question

ExtendScript Toolkit - Object Model Viewer

Hi all,

I know there's not really a way around this but I'm curious if anyone knows why the Object Model Viewer in ExtendScript Toolkit doesn't have After Effects Object Model in the Browser dropdown?  It has it for Bridge, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. 

Not that jumping into the AE Scripting Guide is much of a pain...but it just seems like it would be appropriate to have it inside ESTK...

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NightSkyGuy
NightSkyGuy
Inspiring
Mar 18, 2018 9:42 PM UTC

For those who are wondering where the Object Model viewer is... it's under "Help" it seems what you get by default may be influenced by what you have selected as the "Target Application"

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    vinoth9669
    Participating Frequently
    Jul 13, 2025 5:39 AM UTC

    thanks bro, i search in hour, to find object model viewer

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    RobBarrett
    Community Expert
    RobBarrettCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Jul 13, 2025 1:29 PM UTC

    @vinoth9669 FYI, the ExtendScript Toolkit was discontinued quite some time ago. The generally recommended approach nowadays is to use VS Code with the ExtendScript Debugger extension.

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    David Torno
    Legend
    Sep 9, 2013 6:32 PM UTC

    Not sure of the reason why it has never been included. Politics maybe. It has been one of my gripes though since I started scripting in 2007. Also why I created the ExtendScriptDeveloperUtility script as my own way to have the objects somewhat easily viewable.

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    Todd_Kopriva
    Todd_Kopriva
    Inspiring
    Sep 10, 2013 12:08 AM UTC

    >  Politics maybe.

    Nope. Just a lot of work---work that would have taken resources away from other things.

    I tried to get this done in 2006, but I quickly ran into just how large a task it would be.

    That doesn't mean that we won't do it. It just means that so far we haven't.

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    cswaim080880Author
    Inspiring
    Sep 10, 2013 3:41 PM UTC

    Yeah, documentation is such a hugely necessary part of programming but requires so much time to do properly.  Any chance this might be forthcoming?  I'd be willing to chip in time if you want to open source it out...

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