Hi Tim, here you go, open both your template and your destination document and run the script
#target illustrator
// script.name = timLCdupArtboards.jsx;
// script.description = duplicates provided artboards to another open document;
// script.required = requires CS5, and both source and destination documenets (with the same layer structure) open
// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 02/07/12;
// script.elegant = false;
// Notes: use only in documents with NO sublayers,
var docList = doclist(); // get a list of open docs
var source = prompt ("Enter Source Document (Index Number)\r\r" + docList, 0, "Copy Artboards"); // get source doc name index
if (source!=null) {// quit if pressed Cancel
var dest = prompt ("Enter Destination Document (Index Number)\r\r" + docList, 1, "Copy Artboards"); // get destination doc name index
if (dest!=null) {// quit if pressed Cancel
var absstring = prompt ("Enter Indexes of Artboards to copy (comma separated)", "25,37,16,19,34,35,36", "Copy Artboards"); // get list of artboards to copy
if (absstring!=null) {// quit if pressed Cancel
var artbs = absstring.split (","); // turn list into an array
var absCount = artbs.length; // get artboards count
var sourceDoc = app.documents[source]; // get actual docs
var destDoc = app.documents[dest];
// get layer visible/lock info & unlock and make visible all layers
var sourceDocLayerState = unlockUnhideLayers(sourceDoc);
var destDocLayerState = unlockUnhideLayers(destDoc);
sourceDoc.activate(); // activate source otherwise it is not able to access selection
var ABs = []; // array to hold of artboard objects to copy
var ABsRect = []; // array to hold artboards Rectangles
var ABsNames = []; // array to hold artboard names
var ABsInfo = []; // array to hold [Rect, Names]
for (i=0; i<absCount; i++) {
ABs = sourceDoc.artboards[artbs-1]; // get actual artboard
ABsRect = ABs.artboardRect; // get Rectangle
ABsNames = ABs.name; // get Name
ABsInfo = [ABsRect, ABsNames]; // get Rectangle and Name
sourceDoc.selection = null; // deselect everything
sourceDoc.artboards.setActiveArtboardIndex (artbs-1); // activate each artboard
sourceDoc.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard(); // select all in artboard
sel = sourceDoc.selection; // get selection
moveObjects(sel, destDoc); // move selection
}
addArtboards(destDoc, ABsInfo); // recreate artboards in destination document
// restore layer original state
lockHideLayers(sourceDoc, sourceDocLayerState);
lockHideLayers(destDoc, destDocLayerState);
}
}
}
function unlockUnhideLayers(doc) {
// get visible state of each layer, and show/unlock layers
var layerState = []; // array to hold layer visibility
var layerCount = doc.layers.length; // layer count
// get layer visibility, and turn all layers on
for (i=0; i<layerCount; i++) {
var ilayer = doc.layers;
layerState = [ilayer.visible, ilayer.locked];
ilayer.visible = true;
ilayer.locked = false;
}
return layerState;
}
function lockHideLayers(doc, layerstate) {
// restore layer visibility
var layerCount = doc.layers.length; // layer count
for (k=0; k<layerCount; k++) {
var ilayer = doc.layers;
ilayer.visible = layerstate[0]; // already a Boolean value, no need to convert
ilayer.locked = layerstate[1]; // already a Boolean value, no need to convert
}
}
// create artboards in destination doc, using the info in absInfo (abRect, Name)
function addArtboards(doc, absInfo) {
var destDoc = doc;
var absCount = absInfo.length;
destDoc.activate();
for (j=0; j<absCount; j++) {
var newAB = destDoc.artboards.add(ABsInfo[0]);
newAB.name = ABsInfo[1];
}
}
// move selected objects (sel) to destination document
function moveObjects(sel, destDoc) {
for (k=0; k<sel.length; k++) {
// duplicate items to the same layer in dest document, give both documents have the same layer structure
var newItem = sel.duplicate(destDoc.layers[sel.layer.name],ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
}
}
// get a list of open documents, separated by tabs
function doclist() {
var docs = app.documents;
msg = "";
for (i=0; i<docs.length; i++) {
msg += i + ". " + docs.name + "\t"; // had to use tab (insted of \r) to have the list "inline". Prompt only allows 4 rows in windows
}
return msg;
}
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