Adding scripting functionality
Scripting has become very popular through the use of AI to create and edit scripts for Illustrator.
This week, Astute Graphics launched its scriptable plugins updates. This brings 20+ important new functions to Illustrator scripting including:
- Super Smart Remove Points
- Remove Unneeded Points
- Remove Redundant Points
- Remove Duplicate Art
- Rejoin Paths
- Close Barely-Open Paths
- Align Close Points
- Axis-Align Paths
This is in addition to the recent update to the Astute Manager allows scripts to be easily installed, managed and shared across teams.
We understand that Illustrator scripting still has voids which stop scripts from accessing certain features such as:
- Live Effects are not properly scriptable
- Opacity masks are essentially inaccessible
- The Appearance stack is poorly exposed
Regarding Effects, we looked at this and found ways to control Astute Graphics plugin-based effects. As our plugins also control native effects such as Drop Shadows, Blur, etc. via a panel, it’s possible that we can extend scripting to control native effects too (albeit with licensed plugins installed).
Therefore, is there an appetite for extending more native scripting with plugins? If so, what scripting functions would you like to see added?
I look forward to your thoughts.
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