Auto-arrange objects by rounded Y position

[Dever]

Hi! Can someone help me? I want to sort objects on airboard from bottom to top by rounded Y for simplify sorting process. Rounding will create virtual rows (different color on pic below) highest value goes first (Top object in the layer list). Then each row I want to sort by X, from right to the left (so high value goes first - revers order)

Here is example

Result of arranging objects in the layer should be (from top to down): 1,2,3,4,5,6 and etc

This is like sorting 2 dimensional array in revers order:

X,Y array

myobjlist= [[124,2],[23,2],[60,1],[150,1],[12,2],[20,0],[50,1],[40,0],[70,0]]

sorted(myobjlist)

will create next array
[[124, 2] [23, 2] [12, 2] [150, 1] [60, 1] [50, 1] [70, 0] [40, 0] [20, 0]]

Object with [124, 2] coordinates will be first in layers list and [20, 0] - last

Example script that doing this but with some mistakes

// JavaScript Document for Illustrator  
var dec = 20;  
if (app.documents.length > 0) {  
  var docRef = app.activeDocument;  
  var selectedItems = selection;  
  var nbObjSelect = selectedItems.length;  
    if (nbObjSelect) {  
      var rep, iObj, newtop;  
      var TabTop = [];  
          rep = prompt("Tolérance ?", dec);  
          dec= rep*1;  
            for (var i = 0; i < nbObjSelect; i++) {  
              iObj = selectedItems;  
              TabTop.push([iObj.top,i])  
            }  
          TabTop.sort();  
          TabTop.reverse(); //alert(TabTop.join("\r"));  
          newtop =  TabTop[0][0];  
          docRef.layers.add();  
          nbLayers = docRef.layers.length;  
            for(i = 0, k = nbLayers-1; i < nbObjSelect; i++) {  
              if (newtop > TabTop[0]-dec && newtop < TabTop[0]+dec) {  
                iObj = selectedItems[TabTop[1]];  
                iObj.move(docRef.layers[0],ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);  
                docRef.layers[0].name = "Rang "+k;  
              }  
              else {  
                newtop = TabTop[0]; k++; i--;  
                docRef.layers.add();  
              }  
            }  
      var layerAct, nbObjLayer, n, nObj, j, jObj;  
      var TabLeft = [];  
          for(i = 0; i < k; i++) {  
            layerAct = docRef.layers;  
            nbObjLayer = layerAct.pageItems.length;  
              for(n = 0; n < nbObjLayer; n++) {  
                nObj = layerAct.pageItems;  
                TabLeft.push([nObj.left,nObj]);  
              }  
            TabLeft.sort(); //TabLeft.revers(); alert(TabLeft.join("\r"));  
              for(j = 0; j < nbObjLayer; j++) {  
                jObj = TabLeft[1];  
                jObj.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);  
              }  
            TabLeft = [];  
          }  
    }  
    else alert("Vous n'avez rien sélectionné !","De Elleere");  
}  
else alert("Pour l'exécution de ce sript un document doit être ouvert !","Script Alerte de Elleere !");

Thanks to ​renél80416020

Tolerance value is fine. But there is some problems:

1. It creates last layer (virtual row) in top of the list.
2. Each object in the row should be sorted from right to left
3. it creates layers with objects. In finale will be good if all sorted objects will be in one layer

see pic below

[renél80416020 · Accepted solution]

Bonjour Dever

J'ai essayé toutes les adresses mail que tu m'as transmises sans résultat.

Mon adresse est sous ma photo.

Dans le script, c'est juste la fonction sort() qui n'est pas adaptée.

Le Cloud d'Orange

René

[Dever]

I have modified it little and it works! Thank you

[Dever]

Bonjour renél80416020​

If I have other layer in document script freezes (Ai crushes)

I have added "put back to original Layer" function and removing all Rang layers

How to fix it to work only with selected layer in the document?

// JavaScript Document for Illustrator
// tab Top.js
// contitution de lignes du bas vers le haut et trie par ligne de la droite vers la gauche
var dec = 30; // Tolérance de position (top) pour appartenir à une ligne
var ognlayerName;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
    var docRef = app.activeDocument;
    ognlayerName = new String(docRef.activeLayer.name);
    //alert(ognlayerName);
    var selectedItems = selection;
    var nbObjSelect = selectedItems.length;
    if (nbObjSelect) {
        var rep, iObj, newtop;
        var TabTop = [];
        rep = prompt("Tolerance?", dec);
        dec = rep * 1;
        for (var i = 0; i < nbObjSelect; i++) {
            iObj = selectedItems;
            TabTop.push([iObj.top, i])
        }
        bsort(TabTop, 0, TabTop.length - 1);
        //alert(TabTop.join("\r"));
        TabTop.reverse();
        //alert(TabTop.join("\r"));
        newtop = TabTop[0][0];
        docRef.layers.add();
        nbLayers = docRef.layers.length;
        for (i = 0, k = nbLayers - 1; i < nbObjSelect; i++) {
            if (newtop > TabTop[0] - dec && newtop < TabTop[0] + dec) {
                iObj = selectedItems[TabTop[1]];
                iObj.move(docRef.layers[0], ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
                docRef.layers[0].name = "Rang " + k;
            } else {
                newtop = TabTop[0];
                k++;
                i--;
                docRef.layers.add();
            }
        }
        var layerAct, nbObjLayer, n, nObj, j, jObj;
        var TabLeft = [];
        for (i = 0; i < k; i++) {
            layerAct = docRef.layers;
            nbObjLayer = layerAct.pageItems.length;
            for (n = 0; n < nbObjLayer; n++) {
                nObj = layerAct.pageItems;
                TabLeft.push([nObj.left, nObj]);
            }
            bsort(TabLeft, 0, TabLeft.length - 1); //alert(TabLeft.join("\r"));
            for (j = 0; j < nbObjLayer; j++) {
                jObj = TabLeft[1];
                jObj.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT);
            }
            TabLeft = [];
        }
        count = 0;
        if (docRef.pathItems.length > 0) {
            thePaths = docRef.pathItems;
            numPaths = thePaths.length;
            for (i = 0; i < docRef.pathItems.length; i++) {
                pathArt = docRef.pathItems;
                if (pathArt.parent.typename != "CompoundPathItem") {
                    pathArt.selected = true;
                    count++;
                }
            }
        }
        //DESCRIPTION: move sorted to original layer
        var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;
        var topLayer = app.activeDocument.layers[ognlayerName];
        //alert(topLayer);
        //var topLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.add();
        //topLayer.name = "Sorted Bleed";
        for (s = 0; s < docSelected.length; s++) {
            myPath = docSelected;
            myPath.move(topLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
        }
        //DESCRIPTION: remove sorted Rang layers
        var layersDeleted = 0;
        var targetDocument = app.activeDocument;
        var layerCount = targetDocument.layers.length;
        // Loop through layers from the back, to preserve index
        // of remaining layers when we remove one
        for (var ii = layerCount - 1; ii >= 0; ii--) {
            targetLayer = targetDocument.layers[ii];
            var layerName = new String(targetLayer.name);
            if (layerName.indexOf("Rang") == 0) {
                targetDocument.layers[ii].remove();
                layersDeleted++;
            }
        }
    } else alert("You have not selected anything!", "Warning");
} else alert("For execution of this script a document must be opened! ", " Script Alert!");
//------
function bsort(Tab, debut, fin) { // sort an ascending order array from start to end
    var i, k, buffer;
    for (i = fin; i != 0; i--) {
        for (k = debut; k < i; k++) {
            if (Tab[0] > Tab[k + 1][0]) {
                buffer = Tab;
                Tab = Tab[k + 1];
                Tab[k + 1] = buffer;
            }
        }
    }
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------

thanks in advance

[renél80416020]

Bonjour Dever,

J'aimerais connaître le processus de création des tracés et comment les tracés classés sont exploitée par la suite ?

cela peu aider pour trouver des solutions pour des cas plus complexes.

Bien ton script fonctionne, je donne ma version...

Le Cloud d'Orange

de René landry

elleere

PS essai de me joindre par mail.

[Dever]

your version works, but with two layers in document it will stuck.

PS

PM me your email PLEASE. I'm not seeing any contact information in your profile

Thanks in advance!

[renél80416020]

Bonjour dever,

Oui effectivement, je m'étais basé que sur ton exemple

Il te suffit de modifier la ligne 30 k =1 cela devrait te convenir.

for(i = 0, k = 1; i < nbObjSelect; i++) {

Pour l'adresse mail (passe le cuseur de la souris sur le portrait (René Landry)

Cordialement René

[Dever]

Bonjour, Rene

thanks, now works

PS

Only you are seeing detail info in your profile page

[renél80416020]

Bonjour Dever,

Moi j'ai çà ?

[pixxxelschubser]

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