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Steve23534591lq4l
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March 10, 2022
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Script to Pathinder > 'Crop' clip groups

  • March 10, 2022
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Hey Adobians 🙂

 

I was wondering if someone had a script, or could help me tweak a script that can target all layers named <clip group> and process them via the 'Crop' Pathfinder tool.

 

Attached is an ai file with an example floorplan, which is riddled with with these clip groups, as screenshotted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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If I process/remove these clip groups in any other way.. the result is not desired, e.g. this doorway clip group would collapse and appear as a solid wall basically:

 

I set these floorplans to be interactive on a website, and unfortunately if I don't process these clip groups before uploading it to the web, they all appear like this doorway>wall.

 

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I did spot this script on the web, but unfortunately it processes the clip groups to the undesired result screenshotted above ^ I'm not sure how to tweak it so it processes clip groups via the Pathfinder crop tool.

 

 

var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var clippingCount = 0
clipScan()

//loops through all pageItems, removing those that are clipping masks

function clipScan () {
    for (i=docRef.pageItems.length-1;i>=0;i--) { 
        if (docRef.pageItems[i].clipping == true){
            docRef.pageItems[i].remove();
            clippingCount++;
        }
    }
};

alert ("All "+clippingCount+" Clipping Masks Removed")

 

 

 

Any assistance would be much appreciated 🙂

Thanks,
Steve

 

 

 

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Correct answer m1b

Hi @Steve23534591lq4l, I made some adjustments to your script:

clipScan(app.activeDocument);

function clipScan(doc) {
    // loops through all groupItems, removing those that are clipping masks
    var clippingCount = 0;
    for (i = doc.groupItems.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        if (doc.groupItems[i].clipped == true) {
            doc.selection = [doc.groupItems[i]];
            app.executeMenuCommand('Live Pathfinder Crop');
            app.executeMenuCommand('expandStyle');
            clippingCount++;
        }
    }
    doc.selection = null;
    alert("All " + clippingCount + " clipping masks expanded.")
};

You were targetting the wrong page items I think. I targetted groupItems that are "clipped" rather than pageItems that are "clipping".

- Mark

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m1b
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m1bCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 11, 2022

Hi @Steve23534591lq4l, I made some adjustments to your script:

clipScan(app.activeDocument);

function clipScan(doc) {
    // loops through all groupItems, removing those that are clipping masks
    var clippingCount = 0;
    for (i = doc.groupItems.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        if (doc.groupItems[i].clipped == true) {
            doc.selection = [doc.groupItems[i]];
            app.executeMenuCommand('Live Pathfinder Crop');
            app.executeMenuCommand('expandStyle');
            clippingCount++;
        }
    }
    doc.selection = null;
    alert("All " + clippingCount + " clipping masks expanded.")
};

You were targetting the wrong page items I think. I targetted groupItems that are "clipped" rather than pageItems that are "clipping".

- Mark

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    Steve23534591lq4lAuthor
    Participant
    March 11, 2022

    Ah thanks Mark, that's perfect 🙂 Appreciate the help mate!

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