Duplicate artboards several times using a script

[aviel222]

Hello, I need a script that will duplicate artboards. It's important that as soon as I run the script a window will open asking how many times to duplicate. If you enter 0, then nothing will be duplicated.

[Charu Rajput · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try follwing snippet

#target illustrator
function duplicateArtboard() {
    var dlg = new Window("dialog", "Duplicate Artboard");

    row = dlg.add('group', undefined, '');
    row.add('statictext', undefined, "Times: ");
    var timesInput = row.add('edittext', undefined, "");

    var duplicateButton = row.add('button', undefined, 'Duplicate', {
        name: 'Duplicate'
    });

    duplicateButton.onClick = function () {
        var _numberOfTimes = Number(timesInput.text);
        if (_numberOfTimes != 0) {
            for (var i = 0; i < _numberOfTimes; i++) {
                var doc = app.activeDocument;
                var thisBoardIndex = doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex();
                var thisBoard = doc.artboards[thisBoardIndex];
                var thisRect = thisBoard.artboardRect;
                var lastBoard = doc.artboards[doc.artboards.length - 1];
                var lastRect = lastBoard.artboardRect;
                doc.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard();
                app.copy();
                var newBoard = doc.artboards.add(thisRect);
                var offsetH = 20;
                newBoard.artboardRect = [
                    lastRect[2] + offsetH,
                    lastRect[1],
                    lastRect[2] + offsetH + (thisRect[2] - thisRect[0]),
                    lastRect[3]
                ];
                newBoard.name = thisBoard.name + " copy";
                app.executeMenuCommand("pasteFront");
                doc.selection = null;
            }
        }
        dlg.close();

    };
    dlg.show();
};
duplicateArtboard();

[aviel222]

Thank you!
Now I have another request.
I need to insert cards that will fill the entire height of the sheet (30 cm)
Is it possible to give the value of a desired number of cards, and the script will duplicate to a maximum of cards that go in height?

I will give 3 examples for you to understand:

1. If I need 5 cards 5 cm high, the script will duplicate me 6 cards, because 5 * 6 is 30.

2. If I need 3 cards 5 cm high, the script will also duplicate me 6 cards because 5 * 6 is 30.

3. If I need 7 cards 5 cm high, the script will duplicate me 12 cards.
Attached is a diagram for example 3.

That is, always take advantage of the height of the sheet
To the maximum.