Hello! I'm trying to set up a script to automate the preparation of files from a drawing to a print-ready format. It's meant to create a .psd doc for each item in a specific layer.
I've tested the arrange() code, and it works fine in a single iteration, but when using an iterator, it causes Illustrator to crash within the 3rd iteration. I've checked task manager while it was running and my RAM, CPU and GPU were all running within normal levels.
Could someone more experienced help with diagnosing what's going wrong here?
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var boxLayer = 100;
var ignoreColor = new CMYKColor();
ignoreColor.black = 0;
ignoreColor.cyan = 0;
ignoreColor.magenta = 0;
ignoreColor.yellow = 0;
var boardNum = 0
var woodLineFound = false
var woodColourFound = false
var exportPath = "E:/Illustrator Exports/"
var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsPhotoshop();
exportOptions.maximumEditability = true
exportOptions.writeLayers = true
exportOptions.resolution = 150.0
exportOptions.writeLayers = true
exportOptions.writeLayers = true
exportOptions.imageColorSpace = ImageColorSpace.CMYK
setup()
arrange()
//find how many boards there are
function setup() {
for (var i = 0; i < myDoc.layers.length; i++) {
if (myDoc.layers[i].name == "wood line layer") {
boxLayer = i
woodLineFound = true
}
}
if (woodLineFound = false) {
alert("Error, missing wood line layer")
}
for (var i = 0; i < myDoc.layers.length; i++) {
if (myDoc.layers[i].name == "wood line layer") {
// names boards by order it was placed in
for (var x = myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
myDoc.layers[i].pageItems[x].name = "Board " + (myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - x);
}
// filters out boards with the specific color, then counts all other boards
for (var x = myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
if (myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.black != ignoreColor.black &&
myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.cyan != ignoreColor.cyan &&
myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.magenta != ignoreColor.magenta &&
myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.yellow != ignoreColor.yellow
) {
//myDoc.layers[i].pageItems[x].move(clippingSet, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
boardNum++
}
}
}
}
//resets to provide clean slate for the arrange() function
app.undo()
}
function arrange() {
for (b = 0; b < boardNum; b++) {
var clippingSet = app.activeDocument.groupItems.add();
//find the wood line layers
for (var i = 0; i < myDoc.layers.length; i++) {
if (myDoc.layers[i].name == "wood line layer") {
boxLayer = i
woodLineFound = true
}
//adds the a 0 opacity object so the latter cropping maintains shape
if (myDoc.layers[i].name == "wood colour layer") {
woodColourFound = true
myDoc.layers[i].locked = false
var opacityLayer = myDoc.layers[i].duplicate(myDoc, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND)
myDoc.layers[i].locked = true
}
}
//error if not present
if (woodLineFound = false) {
alert("Error, missing wood line layer")
}
if (woodColourFound = false) {
alert("Error, missing wood colour")
}
// transfer all layer items into clipping group, but relabel wood line layer products for ease of clipping later
for (var i = 0; i < myDoc.layers.length; i++) {
if (myDoc.layers[i].name != "wood line layer" && myDoc.layers[i].name != "Clipping Layer" && myDoc.layers[i].locked == false) {
for (var x = myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
myDoc.layers[i].pageItems[x].move(clippingSet, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND)
}
}
else if (myDoc.layers[i].name == "wood line layer") {
// names boards by order it was placed in
for (var x = myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
myDoc.layers[i].pageItems[x].name = "Board " + (myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - x);
}
// filters out boards with the specific color and move them into the clipping group
for (var x = myDoc.layers[i].pageItems.length - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
if (myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.black != ignoreColor.black &&
myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.cyan != ignoreColor.cyan &&
myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.magenta != ignoreColor.magenta &&
myDoc.layers[i].pathItems[x].strokeColor.yellow != ignoreColor.yellow
) {
myDoc.layers[i].pageItems[x].move(clippingSet, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
}
}
myDoc.layers[i].locked = true;
}
}
//find and move to front the required board
var cuttingBoard = clippingSet.pathItems.getByName("Board " + (b + 1))
cuttingBoard.move(clippingSet, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING)
//expand cutitngboard for bleed
cuttingBoard.width += 0.113
cuttingBoard.height += 0.113
clippingSet.clipped = true
// crop the clipped selection
app.executeMenuCommand("selectall")
app.executeMenuCommand("Live Pathfinder Crop")
app.executeMenuCommand("expandStyle")
app.executeMenuCommand("copy")
// create a new doc and copy object over
var newDoc = app.documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.CMYK, 6179.528, 1559.055)
app.executeMenuCommand("paste")
//resize to 2180+550 + bleed
newDoc.groupItems[0].width = 6179.528 + 11.338
newDoc.groupItems[0].height = 1559.055 + 11.338
//align to center
app.executeMenuCommand("selectall")
app.executeMenuCommand('Vertical Align Center')
app.executeMenuCommand('Horizontal Align Center')
//release to layer
var ilayer = newDoc.layers[0]
for (var i = ilayer.groupItems[0].pathItems.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
var sublayer = ilayer.layers.add();
ilayer.groupItems[0].pathItems[i].move(sublayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING)
}
// export
var exportFile = new File(exportPath + cuttingBoard.name + ".PSD")
newDoc.exportFile(exportFile, ExportType.PHOTOSHOP, exportOptions)
newDoc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES)
// resets for another iteration
app.undo()
}
}
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