So, I have been spoiled by an After Effects plugin called AE Global Renamer (AEGR) and was wondering if Illustrator had a plug in or script that could do something similar. The beauty of AEGR is that it allows you to search a consistent variable and replace it globally (please check out the example below):
Iāve search the threads and the closest thing Iāve found was a cool plugin by Qwertyfly...ā that allows you to batch rename artboards. Though, the script is restricted to artboards (it would be great if it could rename layers) and doesnāt really have a search/replace option (or I'm not using it correctly):
https://forums.adobe.com/message/7625415#7625415
If any of you know of something that can Batch Rename Layers/Artboards with a search/replace function that would be great!
Thanks!
Will
Message was edited by: Will N
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here's a script to rename layer names
// findReplaceLayers.jsx
// carlos canto
// https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2391868
function main () {
var idoc, search_string, replace_string, layers, i, tframe, new_string, counter=0;
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var search_string = Window.prompt ('Enter Search string', 'text 1', 'Find/Replace Layer Names');
if (search_string == null) {
alert ('Cancelled by user');
return;
}
var replace_string = Windo
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