Illustrator Scripting - Combining/Merging multiple CompoundPathItem into one

[JSuX]

Hey guys,

I would like to combine/merge multiple CompoundPathItem into a single one.

Has anyone done something similar previously?

My code so far looks like this:

var flattened = doc.activeLayer.compoundPathItems.add();
for (var i = 0; i < compoundPaths.length; i++) {
    var currCompoundPath = compoundPaths[i];
    var currPathItems = currCompoundPath.pathItems;
    
    for (var j = 0; j < currPathItems.length; j++) {
        var currPathItem = currPathItems[j];
        flattened.pathItems.add(currPathItem);
    }
}

 But apart from copying over the pathItems that a CompoundPathItem contains it doesn't do much more.

I think I am missing something, any help would be appreciated!

[Charu Rajput]

@JSuX 

You want to release all compoundPath Items?

[JSuX · Accepted solution]

The solution for this is:

app.executeMenuCommand("noCompoundPath");
app.executeMenuCommand("compoundPath");
app.executeMenuCommand("group");

.. executed on all selected CompoundPathItem

[renél80416020]

Bonjour Ivan,

En effet votre code ne fait pas grand chose...

Je parle du premier code.

Voici une solution, testée sur les versions 11, 12, 15 antérieures à la version 16 (CS6):

var doc = activeDocument;
var lay = doc.activeLayer;
var compoundPaths = lay.compoundPathItems;
if (compoundPaths.length > 1) {
  var flattened = lay.compoundPathItems.add();
  var currCompoundPath, Paths, newPath, fcolor, sColor;
      for (var i = 0; i < compoundPaths.length; i++) {
        currCompoundPath = compoundPaths[i];
        Paths = currCompoundPath.pathItems;
          for (var j = Paths.length-1; j >= 0; j--) {
            if (i == compoundPaths.length-1) {
              fcolor = Paths[j].fillColor;
              scolor = Paths[j].strokeColor;
            }
            newPath = flattened.pathItems.add();
            Paths[j].duplicate(newPath);
          }
      }
    flattened.pathItems[0].fillColor = fcolor;
    flattened.pathItems[0].strokelColor = scolor;
    for (var i = compoundPaths.length-1; i >= 1; i--) {
      compoundPaths[i].remove();
    }
}

Peut on savoir pourquoi vous avez besoin d'un tel script?

René

PS pour executeMenuCommand

app.executeMenuCommand("compoundPath");

cette ligne doit suffire