Arboards in navigator and rotation features

[humyraz10716707]

When I work with multiple artboards that are large, it's annoying to see all of the artboards because then I can't focus on a few artboards or just one so that i can see how it looks like when it is small. It would be also cool to be able to rotate artboards as well. I know photoshop has the r hotkey to rotate, so a feature like that on Illustrator would be cool.

[Alexander Ladygin]

If I get you right, as for the rotation of the artboard, there is a solution:

// Artboards_Rotate_With_Objects.jsx for Adobe Illustrator

// Description: A script to rotate 90 degrees an active artboard with all the objects on it.

// Requirements: Adobe Illustrator CS6 and above

// Date: July, 2018

// Authors: Alexander Ladygin, email: i@ladygin.pro

// Sergey Osokin, email: hi@sergosokin.ru

// ============================================================================

// Installation:

// 1. Place script in:

// Win (32 bit): C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [vers.]\Presets\en_GB\Scripts\

// Win (64 bit): C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [vers.] (64 Bit)\Presets\en_GB\Scripts\

// Mac OS: <hard drive>/Applications/Adobe Illustrator [vers.]/Presets.localized/en_GB/Scripts

// 2. Restart Illustrator

// 3. Choose File > Scripts > Artboards_Rotate_With_Objects

// ============================================================================

// NOTICE:

// Tested with Adobe Illustrator CC 2017/2018 (Mac).

// This script is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.

// Free to use, not for sale.

// ============================================================================

// Released under the MIT license.

// http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php

#target illustrator

app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;

var scriptName = 'ARWO',

   scriptVersion = '0.2';

try {

   if (documents.length > 0) {

   var doc = app.activeDocument,

   currArt = doc.artboards[doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex()],

   currArtNum = doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex() + 1,

   lockedItems = new Array(),

   hiddenItems = new Array();

   // Create Main Window

   var dlg = new Window('dialog', scriptName + ' ver.' + scriptVersion, undefined);

   dlg.orientation = "column";

   dlg.alignChildren = ["fill", "fill"];

   // Target radiobutton

   var slctTarget = dlg.add("panel", undefined, "What to rotate?");

   slctTarget.orientation = "column";

   slctTarget.alignChildren = ["fill", "fill"];

   slctTarget.margins = 20;

   var currArtRadio = slctTarget.add('radiobutton', undefined, "Active Artboard: #" + currArtNum),

   allArtRadio = slctTarget.add('radiobutton', undefined, "All " + doc.artboards.length + " Artboards");

   currArtRadio.value = true;

   // Angle radiobutton

   var slctAngle = dlg.add("panel", undefined, "Rotation angle:");

   slctAngle.orientation = "row";

   slctAngle.alignChildren = ["fill", "fill"];

   slctAngle.margins = 20;

   var cwAngle = slctAngle.add('radiobutton', undefined, "90 CW"),

   ccwAngle = slctAngle.add('radiobutton', undefined, "90 CCW");

   cwAngle.value = true;

   // Buttons

   var btns = dlg.add('group');

   btns.alignChildren = 'center';

   btns.margins = [0, 10, 0, 0];

   var cancel = btns.add('button', undefined, "Cancel");

   cancel.helpTip = "Press Esc to Close";

   var ok = btns.add('button', undefined, "OK");

   ok.helpTip = "Press Enter to Run";

   ok.active = true;

   cancel.onClick = function () { dlg.close(); }

   ok.onClick = okClick;

   dlg.center();

   dlg.show();

   //Start

   function okClick() {

   // Saving information about locked & hidden pageItems

   saveItemsState();

   // Rotate active artboard or all artboards in document

   if (currArtRadio.value == true) {

   rotateArt(currArt);

   } else {

   for (var i = 0; i < doc.artboards.length; i++) {

   doc.artboards.setActiveArtboardIndex(i);

   rotateArt(doc.artboards);

   }

   }

   // Restoring locked & hidden pageItems

   restoreItemsState();

   dlg.close();

   }

   } else {

   throw new Error(scriptName + "\nPlease open a document before running this script.");

   }

} catch (e) {

   alert(e.message, 'Script Alert', true);

}

// Save information about locked & hidden pageItems

function saveItemsState() {

   for (var i = 0; i < doc.pageItems.length; i++) {

   var currItem = doc.pageItems;

   if (currItem.locked == true) {

   lockedItems.push(i);

   currItem.locked = false;

   }

   if (currItem.hidden == true) {

   hiddenItems.push(i);

   currItem.hidden = false;

   }

   }

}

// Restoring locked & hidden pageItems

function restoreItemsState() {

   for (var i = 0; i < lockedItems.length; i++) {

   var index = lockedItems;

   doc.pageItems[index].locked = true;

   }

   for (var j = 0; j < hiddenItems.length; j++) {

   var index = hiddenItems;

   doc.pageItems[index].hidden = true;

   }

}

// Main function for rotate artboard

function rotateArt(board) {

   var artRect = board.artboardRect,

   artWidth = artRect[2] - artRect[0],

   artHeight = -(artRect[3] - artRect[1]);

   deselect();

   doc.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard();

   // Rotate artboard

   var newArtRect = [

   artRect[0] + artWidth / 2 - (artHeight / 2),

   artRect[1] - artHeight / 2 + (artWidth / 2),

   artRect[2] - artWidth / 2 + (artHeight / 2),

   artRect[3] + artHeight / 2 - (artWidth / 2)

   ];

   board.artboardRect = newArtRect;

   // Rotate objects

   for (var k = 0; k < selection.length; k++) {

   var bnds = selection.geometricBounds,

   top = bnds[1] - artRect[1],

   right = bnds[2] - artRect[2],

   left = bnds[0] - artRect[0],

   bottom = bnds[3] - artRect[3];

   // selection.rotate(90);

   if (cwAngle.value == true) {

   // rotate 90 CW

   selection.rotate(-90);

   selection.left = newArtRect[0] + bottom;

   selection.top = newArtRect[1] - left;

   } else {

   // rotate 90 CCW

   selection.rotate(90);

   selection.left = newArtRect[0] - top;

   selection.top = newArtRect[1] + right;

   }

   }

   deselect();

}

function deselect() {

   activeDocument.selection = null;

}