Move Layers - Groups and Masks to New Layer

[StefanStehlik]

I have problem writing a code to move all layers from active Artboard to New Layer, and retain layer masks and groups? I only manage to do that without groups or masks. Please help if you have some information about that.

Thank you.

[femkeblanco]

Can you give more details?  The snippet below moves all layers to a new layer and, for me, retains groups and clipping masks. 

var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.layers.add().name = "Layer 1";
for (var i = doc.layers.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
    doc.layers[i].moveToBeginning(doc.layers[0]);
}

[Sergey Osokin]

Do you want the contents of the active artboard to be moved in a new layer? If I understand the task correctly. Try this code, but it only works with visible and unlocked objects on the artboard.

var doc = activeDocument;
var newLayer = doc.layers.add();
newLayer.name = "Moved";
selection = [];
doc.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard();
for (var i = 0; i < selection.length; i++) {
  selection[i].move(newLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
}
selection = [];

[StefanStehlik]

Thank you for your answers, but this script in my case release all group and clipping to single objects. Try to add one more Artboard, set that new Artboard to be active, and add all the elements to it. You will see that content is released to single objects.

[Sergey Osokin]

Can you record a video or GIF? I don't see any problem with the artboards.

[StefanStehlik]

Hey, here is the screenshoot before and after running the script. Thank you

[Sergey Osokin · Accepted solution]

I understand the problem. An old Adobe bug where objects on the artboard are selected before the script runs and then re-selected by the script. Added a fix. I also made a new layer name from the artboard name.

var doc = activeDocument;
var idx = doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex();
var lyrName = doc.artboards[idx].name; // Get new layer name from the active artboard

selection = [];
redraw(); // Fix selected objects bug
doc.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard();

if (selection.length) {
  var lyr = doc.layers.add();
  lyr.name = lyrName;
  for (var i = 0; i < selection.length; i++) {
    selection[i].move(lyr, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
  }
  selection = [];
  redraw();
}

 

[StefanStehlik]

Hey thank you, this works perfect 🙂

[Sergey Osokin · Accepted solution]

Also, Alexander Ladygin has a similar script, which has additional options in dialog mode https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexander-ladygin/illustrator-scripts/master/artboardItemsMoveToNe...

[StefanStehlik]

Nice, thank you