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Ashthecreative
Ashthecreative
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November 3, 2022
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Question: Creating artboards at different sizes from CSV file

  • November 3, 2022
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Hello! 

 

I'm not sure if this is even possible or if there's a way to create something like this but is it possible to create multiple artboards in an illustrator document at a variety of different sizes perhaps from a built-in illustrator tool or a script using a CSV file? similar to how you import variable data but using width and height data from an excel document to tell Illustrator the size to make the new artboard/artboards.  I have little knowledge of how to script but if there is a way I could create one any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

I hope I've worded the question okay. Please and thank you for your help. 

 

All the very best,

 

Ashley

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Jan Harm
Participant
May 30, 2025

Hi Ashley! 
You could also try the Multiple Artboard Generator for Adobe Illustrator script I created:
https://iamharm.gumroad.com/l/MultipleArtboardsFromCSV

This script generates multiple artboards in Adobe Illustrator for you from a csv file. You specify the names for the artboards and their dimensions in the csv file and the script will do the rest. When you run the script there is a dialogue box that will allow you to specify the units (pt, px, mm, in) as well as the spacing between the artboards.

I also made a video showing how it works: 
Multiple Artboard Generator for Adobe Illustrator

Mike_Gondek10189183
Community Expert
Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
Community Expert
November 3, 2022

Sounds like a job for variable data and scripting.

 

 

check out this tutorial

http://youtu.be/eCBrK8tZAXQ

 

Ashthecreative
AshthecreativeAuthor
Participant
November 3, 2022

Hello Mike!

 

Thank you very much for your response,

 

I don't know if it quite links in with variable data and sits more so with scripting (I could be wrong as my knowledge of scripting is entry-level if that) 

 

Rather than creating new artboards at the same size with updated data from a CVS file I was hoping more so to produce something like my screenshot below so this is something I did manually creating new artboards at different sizes but I wasn't sure if there was a way to automate this process using a CVS by telling illustrator the Height and Width you want the artboards to be

 

I hope this makes sense.

 

Ashley

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hhas01
Inspiring
November 10, 2022

Anyway, your topic has motivated me to take up drafts again, since there is a potential buyer.


@Sergey Osokin: Looks like you have a suitable solution well under development so I’ll let you and OP get on with it. Cheers.

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