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Wilson Faustino
Inspiring
August 12, 2017
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Make/Release Clipping Mask via Script

  • August 12, 2017
  • 1 reply
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Hi, y'all

There is a way to reach the command "Make/Release Clipping Mask" in the Layer window via script?

What I'm trying to achieve is to create a rectangle using the size of my artboard, name it "CLIP", put it on the top of my active Layer and set it as my mask.

Example bellow:

Any help will be appreciated.

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Correct answer moluapple

Hi, check this:

/* to make sure the desired layer(let's say layers[0]) been selected in the layers panel:
app.selection = null;
activeDocument.layers[0].hasSelectedArtwork = true;
*/
var actionStr = 
    '''
    /name [ 1    73]
    /actionCount 1
    /action-1 {
        /name [ 1    61]
        /eventCount 1
        /event-1 {
            /internalName (ai_plugin_Layer)
            /parameterCount 1
            /parameter-1 {
                /key 1836411236
                /type (integer)
                /value 18
            }
        }
    }
    ''';
createAction(actionStr, 's');
app.doScript('a', 's');
app.unloadAction('s', '');
function createAction(str, set) {
    var f = File(set + '.aia');
    f.open('w');
    f.write(str);
    f.close();
    app.loadAction(f);
    f.remove();
}

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moluappleCorrect answer
Inspiring
August 13, 2017

Hi, check this:

/* to make sure the desired layer(let's say layers[0]) been selected in the layers panel:
app.selection = null;
activeDocument.layers[0].hasSelectedArtwork = true;
*/
var actionStr = 
    '''
    /name [ 1    73]
    /actionCount 1
    /action-1 {
        /name [ 1    61]
        /eventCount 1
        /event-1 {
            /internalName (ai_plugin_Layer)
            /parameterCount 1
            /parameter-1 {
                /key 1836411236
                /type (integer)
                /value 18
            }
        }
    }
    ''';
createAction(actionStr, 's');
app.doScript('a', 's');
app.unloadAction('s', '');
function createAction(str, set) {
    var f = File(set + '.aia');
    f.open('w');
    f.write(str);
    f.close();
    app.loadAction(f);
    f.remove();
}
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    Wilson FaustinoAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 13, 2017

    thank you very much. that totally solves my problem. <3

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