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Add template to Illustrator with script

Community Beginner ,
Oct 12, 2021 Oct 12, 2021

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Hello, 

 

Is there a way to add a template in Illustrator with a script? 

I don't find anything about thing so I'm not sure if it's even possible. 

 

I have a template with some icons that is need in every artwork that I create. 

These have to be positioned every time on the bottom centered of the artboard (which is every time a different size).

 

Is there a code for this or do I need to search for an other sollution?

 

Thank you in advance!

 

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Oct 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021

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Update-

 

I think it is best to find a way to place a file in the artwork. 

Because when opening a template, it automatically opens a new file. 

And this is not what I need. The icons need to be placed on the work i've already done.

 

Is there a way to place for example an other Illustrator file into the current one using script?

 

Thanks! 

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Oct 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021

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Hi,

So, you want to duplicate the data from one document to another document?

Best regards

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021

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Hi, 

 

I'm not sure what you mean with duplicate. (Duplicate can only happen when both files are opened in Illustrator?)

But I guess you can say that I want to duplicate it. 

 

I have an illustrator file with the icons.

I've cropped the artboard the same size as the icons so when I place the icons with 'file < place .. ' the icons are like 1 image that I can place. 

 

This is actually not that much work to do the normal way. 

But problem is that the artwork I make is never the same size and it is nessesary that these icons are in the right size and place (top, bottom, left, right). And I have to make a lot of artworks every day. 

 

I dropped an example image of what I need (this is not what I normally make.. 🙂 )

So I have the artwork en the ardboard at a specific size. And around are the (example) icons in red.

 

I hope this is a little bit clearer? 

 

 

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Oct 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021

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Save/add each icon to your library?

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