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[Scripting] Export each artboard as a JPG

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July 15, 2022
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Hello, I know you can select use multiple artboards for jpg export manually, but there doesn't seem to be a corresponding property in the DOM. I tried some of the solutions mentioned here, but I am still getting the full file for each export.

Here is my routine. Am I missing something?

    var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsJPEG();
        exportOptions.artboardClipping = true;
        exportOptions.antiAliasing = false;
        exportOptions.quality = 100;    
    var doc = activeDocument;
    var outfol = Folder.desktop;
    var type = ExportType.JPEG;
    var dn = decodeURI(doc.name);
    var dnrx = /\.ai$/gi;
    var abs = doc.artboards;
    var n = abs.length;
    var i = 0;
    var fname;
    for (i; i < n; i++) {
        fname = dn.replace(dnrx,"-" + "0" + (i+1).toString().slice(-2) + ".jpg");
        abs.setActiveArtboardIndex(i);
        doc.exportFile(File(outfol + "/" + fname), type, saveOptions);
    }
    doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

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Correct answer sttk3

In Illustrator 2018 or later, it is easier to use exportForScreens.

Script for ExportForScreensOptionsJPEG() not working.

If you are on macOS, you can find the documentation here.

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Scripting Dictionaries CC/Illustrator 2022/omv.xml

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sttk3Correct answer

Legend

In Illustrator 2018 or later, it is easier to use exportForScreens.

Script for ExportForScreensOptionsJPEG() not working.

If you are on macOS, you can find the documentation here.

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Scripting Dictionaries CC/Illustrator 2022/omv.xml

brian_p_dts

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Community Expert

I looked at the documentation, but don't see how to set the resolution to 300.

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sttk3

Legend

The parameters are written in omv.xml, so you can guess how to use them from their names. A sample is here.

var optionsJPEG = new ExportForScreensOptionsJPEG() ;
optionsJPEG.scaleType = ExportForScreensScaleType.SCALEBYRESOLUTION ;
optionsJPEG.scaleTypeValue = 300 ;

m1b

Community Expert

Hi @brian_p_dts, it doesn't seem to be documented properly, but if you look at, say, ExportOptionsSVG, you will see two properties that you can set in your ExportOptionsJPEG: artboardRange and saveMultipleArtboards.

- Mark

brian_p_dts

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Community Expert

Thanks, Mark. I tried saveMultipleArtboards = true, with nothing. I then iterated through the artboards and set exportOptions.artboardRange = abs[i].name and exporting each file that way, and still got 5 versions of the full doc. Is there some default preference maybe that I need to set?

brian_p_dts

Author

Community Expert

Updated code:

var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsJPEG();
        //exportOptions.artboardClipping = true;
        exportOptions.saveMultipleArtboards = true;
        exportOptions.antiAliasing = false;
        exportOptions.quality = 100;    
    var doc = activeDocument;
    var outfol = Folder.desktop;
    var type = ExportType.JPEG;
    var dn = decodeURI(doc.name);
    var dnrx = /\.ai$/gi;
    var abs = doc.artboards;
    var n = abs.length;
    var i = 0;
    var fname;
    for (i; i < n; i++) {
        fname = dn.replace(dnrx,"-" + "0" + (i+1).toString().slice(-2) + ".jpg");
        exportOptions.artboardRange = abs[i].name;
        abs.setActiveArtboardIndex(i);
        doc.exportFile(File(outfol + "/" + fname), type, exportOptions);
    }
    doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

Eureka! I (kind of) figured it out. I had artBoardRange as artboardRange. Why wouldn't it throw an error!?!?! Now, how can I ensure that this exports at 300dpi? I tried setting exportOptions.resolution = 300, but still coming out at 72.

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