Find and replace shapes at different rotations.

[defaulty1lylnlg23wj]

I have a task that requires that I take hundreds of rounded triangles and replace them with regular triangles. The sizes are all the same, but the rotations change. Select > Same works to select all of the associated triangles, but is there a method for putting each triangle in at the right location and rotation automatically?

[Jacob Bugge]

defaulty,

I imagine that the actual change from rounded triangle to sharp triangle through a script could be the key to a script solution.

Obviously, it is crucial to know whether the former kind is an ordinary/expanded rounded triangle with two Anchor Points at each corner or live.

With that information I hope one/some of our scripter friends might take a look.

[defaulty1lylnlg23wj]

Unfortunately, they are kind of jagged and compressed, but still vector outlines. Circled triangle is what I want them to look like.

[Monika Gause]

Are they live shapes?

Or just paths?

If they are live shapes, in the transform panel just set the corner rounding to 0

[defaulty1lylnlg23wj]

They are paths, unfortunately.

[Monika Gause]

Can you convert them to shapes via Object >Shape>Convert to shape?

[defaulty1lylnlg23wj]

It replies with "7/7 objects not converted."

[Jacob Bugge]

default,

As far as I can see, you can do it for all rounded triangles in one go using a combination of two existing scripts, and then a bit. I can only give you the name and link for one of them, but I am sure someone can supply those for the other one.

And someone can collect the rest of the steps into a third script (everything could be collected into one script, but I believe that would be inappropriate.

The following steps can be used:

0) If needed: lock other paths if any, such as the sharp triangle in your screenshot;

1) Ctrl/Cmd+A to select everything and apply the Cut at Selected Anchors script, see link below, then Ctrl/Cmd+A again;

Now you have open paths of everything;

2) Deselect (you can click an empty spot on the Artboard) and apply the other script, which selects paths that are shorter than a certain length (choose a length that is shorter than the side length but longer than the length of the rounding), then delete these short paths;

The rest

3) Ctrl/Cmd+A, then Object Transform>Transform Each> Scale both vertically and horizontally by a sufficient % such as 120% (so that the straight paths (former segments) cross for each triangle but no crossing with other triangles, the % depends on the rounding;

4) Ctrl/Cmd+A and Pathfinder>Divide, then Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+G to Ungroup;

5) If needed: unlock any locked paths (no harm in doing that even if there is none).

3) - 5) can be done with the third script.

The Cut at Selected Anchors script is in this free bundle of scripts (by 佐藤浩之, Satō Hiroyuki),
http://shspage.com/aijs/en/

Can someone supply the other script?

Can someone create the third script?

There may be other ways.

[Kurt Gold]

Which version of Illustrator are you using?

Also, can you share this Illustrator file (.ai)?

[defaulty1lylnlg23wj]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xir3peffaztxkq1/triangles.ai?dl=0
While I cant provide the Ai itself, I can share a few sample triangles, including a triangle I want to replace them with.

I am using the most recent CC

[Kurt Gold]

It can (mostly) be done with an action.

Some further questions:

• In your sample file the "triangles" are not closed paths. Is that always the case?
• Are the dimensions of the "triangles" always similar to the ones in your sample file?

[defaulty1lylnlg23wj]

They are always vaugly triangular shapes made up of three closed paths, generally one angle and one side.

There are other triangles, but they are all of uniform sizes.

[Kurt Gold · Accepted solution]

You can download and unzip the file below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eY8AVXNryBsMrcagIpaMpvBw9V9xb_Yg/view?usp=sharing

It contains a sample Illustrator file (no_triangles.ai) that is using the objects you provided in your sample and it contains an action file (closed_triangle_maker.aia).

Instructions:

• In the Actions palette flyout menu, load the action set "closed_triangle_maker.aia"
• Open the file "no_triangles.ai"
• Select all and start the action in the Actions palette