Swapping fill and stroke on multiple objects

[jamesmooring]

Wondering if there's a script out there that will automate the swapping of fill and stroke for multiple objects in a complex image. Doing it object-by-object is a bit tedious (even using 'select similar' commands).

A simplified example: I have four solid filled boxes with no stroke, each box a different color. Can I automate switching stroke and fill on each one so I end up with four non-filled boxes, each stroked with their former fill color? Perhaps there's a way to automate the sequential selection of each object and perform the swaps one at a time.

Thanks for any advice!

[sonicDream]

Save this script with a name you desire with the .jsx extension in Illustrator Folder:Presets:Scripts:.

Run the script ... it will swap the fill/color for all the path items in current document.

Cheers.

var v_selection = app.activeDocument.pathItems;
SwapFillStroke(v_selection);

function SwapFillStroke(objSel) {
    for(k = 0; k < objSel.length; k++){
        var subSel = objSel;
         var c_fill = subSel.fillColor;
        var c_stroke = subSel.strokeColor;
        subSel.fillColor = c_stroke;
        if(!subSel.stroked)
             subSel.stroked = true;
        subSel.strokeColor = c_fill;        
    }
}

redraw();

This one should do the same on a selection(as was originally intended):

var v_doc = app.activeDocument;
var v_selection = v_doc.selection;

swapFillStroke(v_selection);

function swapFillStroke(objSel) {
    var ob_keep = null;
    for(k = 0; k < objSel.length; k++){
           var subSel = objSel;
            if(subSel.typename == 'PathItem'){
                  var c_fill = subSel.fillColor;
                  var c_stroke = subSel.strokeColor;
                  subSel.fillColor = c_stroke;
                  if(!subSel.stroked)
                       subSel.stroked = true;
                  subSel.strokeColor = c_fill;                 
            } else {
                  if(ob_keep==null) {
                       ob_keep = new Array();
                       ob_keep.push(objSel);
                  } else {
                      ob_keep.length +=1;
                      ob_keep.push(objSel);
                 }           
           }
    }
    if(ob_keep !=null){
        for(n = 0; n < ob_keep.length; n++) {
            if(ob_keep.typename == 'GroupItem') swapFillStroke(ob_keep.pageItems);
            else if (ob_keep.typename == 'CompoundPathItem') swapFillStroke(ob_keep.pathItems);
        }
      }
}

redraw();

Message was edited by: sonicDream

[jamesmooring]

What a lovely script! Thank you. I erased the notation line (19) as it wasn't digesting the colon but it does just what I was hoping. Thank you for your time and consideration. It's most generous of you to share.

[sigmasteve]

Six and a half years later, still works perfectly. But still isn't an option in Illustrator!

Thank you for saving my headache sonicDream.

[Esodegrees]

Error in Line 2..pls fix

Thanks

[Larry G. Schneider]

Did you save the file as plain text and not RTF?

[irfan nugraham88468271]

i tried on AI CC 2021, and the script doesn't work

[femkeblanco]

First script:

var v_selection = app.activeDocument.pathItems;
SwapFillStroke(v_selection);
function SwapFillStroke(objSel) {
  for(k = 0; k < objSel.length; k++){
    var subSel = objSel[k];
    var c_fill = subSel.fillColor;
    var c_stroke = subSel.strokeColor;
    subSel.fillColor = c_stroke;
    if(!subSel.stroked)
      subSel.stroked = true;
      subSel.strokeColor = c_fill;
  }
}
redraw();

Second script:

var v_doc = app.activeDocument;
var v_selection = v_doc.selection;
swapFillStroke(v_selection);
function swapFillStroke(objSel) {
  var ob_keep = null;
  for(k = 0; k < objSel.length; k++){
    var subSel = objSel[k];
    if(subSel.typename == 'PathItem'){
      var c_fill = subSel.fillColor;
      var c_stroke = subSel.strokeColor;
      subSel.fillColor = c_stroke;
        if(!subSel.stroked)
          subSel.stroked = true;
          subSel.strokeColor = c_fill;
        } else {
        if(ob_keep==null) {
          ob_keep = new Array();
          ob_keep.push(objSel[k]);
        } else {
          ob_keep.length +=1;
          ob_keep.push(objSel[k]);
        }           
    }
  }
  if(ob_keep !=null){
    for(n = 0; n < ob_keep.length; n++) {
      if(ob_keep[n].typename == 'GroupItem') swapFillStroke(ob_keep[n].pageItems);
      else if (ob_keep[n].typename == 'CompoundPathItem') swapFillStroke(ob_keep[n].pathItems);
    }
  }
}
redraw()

[sanmarimarais]

thanks for the handy tip but how do I use the script? non coder here

[Monika Gause]

You copy the complete code of the script into a text file (it must be text, not formatted, not RTF, richt text or anything). Save this with the extension .js or .jsx and then run it through File > Scripts > Other scripts

In order to run it, make sure you meet the requirements of the script: objects need to be selected or swatches  need to be highlighted, or whatever.

[sanmarimarais]

Thanks for this!