Auto create Artboard

[ANCHINGO]

Hello everybody,

I have an issue

How to create auto Artboard with available layers?

Example:

With 25 layers from 1 to 25 opening in one tab

- 1 to 5 create Artboard 1

- 6 to 10 create Artboard 2

- 11 to 15 create Artboard 3

- 16 to 20 create Artboard 4

- 21 to 25 create Artboard 5

These Artboards are placed side by side on the tab current.

I appreciate any help!!!

Thank very much!

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Will there always be 25 layers that need to be grouped into lots of 5 layers on each of the 5 artboards?

Do the final artboards need to be the original canvas size, an out of the box preset size or a custom size?

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

OK, it appears that there is no DOM code for artboards and that it is all AM based, is that right?

So I had a bit of a play for giggles. Assuming that the goal is to create a new artboard at the existing document canvas size, rather than an iPhone size or some other preset or custom value...

// Create New Artboard at Canvas Dimensions
#target photoshop
var savedRuler = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var aD = app.activeDocument;
var dW = aD.width
var dH = aD.height
// New artboard width converted to a float
var abWidth = dW.toString().replace( ' px', '.000000' );
// New artboard height converted to a float
var abHeight = dH.toString().replace( ' px', '.000000' );
// More info below:
// https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1867670
// https://forums.adobe.com/message/7646958#7646958
// ScriptingListener/AM code tidied up via the Clean SL script
make();
function make() {
  var c2t = function (s) {
  return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
  };
  var s2t = function (s) {
  return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
  };
  var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
  var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
  var reference = new ActionReference();
  reference.putClass( s2t( "artboardSection" ));
  descriptor.putReference( c2t( "null" ), reference );
  // descriptor.putInteger( s2t( "layerSectionStart" ), 5 );
  // descriptor.putInteger( s2t( "layerSectionEnd" ), 6 );
  // Artboard name
  descriptor.putString( s2t( "name" ), "Artboard 1" );
  descriptor2.putDouble( s2t( "top" ), 0.000000 );
  descriptor2.putDouble( s2t( "left" ), 0.000000 );
  // Replace recorded artboard height for canvas height
  descriptor2.putDouble( s2t( "bottom" ), abHeight );
  // Replace recorded artboard width with canvas width
  descriptor2.putDouble( s2t( "right" ), abWidth );
  descriptor.putObject( s2t( "artboardRect" ), s2t( "classFloatRect" ), descriptor2 );
  executeAction( s2t( "make" ), descriptor, DialogModes.NO );
  app.preferences.rulerUnits = savedRuler;
}

[ANCHINGO]

Thanks for your help.

I tried it but it was not what I needed.

I will describe more carefully.

The above is just an example of a case. Exactly, I need in the script that sets a value as the number of layers to be combined into an artboard.

If I have 25 layers then give me 5 artboard.

If I have 50 layers then give me 10 artboard.

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Thanks for your help.

I tried it but it was not what I needed.

I will describe more carefully.

The above is just an example of a case. Exactly, I need in the script that sets a value as the number of layers to be combined into an artboard.

If I have 25 layers then give me 5 artboard.

If I have 50 layers then give me 10 artboard.

I was just playing around while waiting for you to answer my initial questions. It seemed to be a glaring omission that in the artboard tool GUI the current canvas size was not an option.

So there would be a GUI of some sort, where the user would enter the required layer count. How would errors be accounted for if one could not evenly divide the layer count with the artboard variable count (such as 49 layers, with the GUI variable asking for 5 layers, which is 9.8 and not 10)?

I like your script, however, I have no idea how it is doing what it is doing, except that it also creates the single artboard at the canvas size, just as my one did.

[ANCHINGO]

I only use fixed cases for the number of layers.

You try my script. It is doing it for a layer. How does it make 2 or 3 or more layers is what I want.

And the following Artboard created will be next to the previous Artboard created just like the sample.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Maybe posting screenshots with the Layers Panel visible might help illustrate your intention.

[ANCHINGO]

Example:

Maybe 3 or more if there is a number to choose from in the script or if it is not possible, leave the default as a number.

[ANCHINGO]

I have a script, but it only creates an artboard for one layer and these artboards in one place. hope it useful

var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
var r = new ActionReference();  
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));  
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("selectAllLayers"), d, DialogModes.NO);  
var id = get_selected_layers_id();  
if (id) for (var i = 0; i < id.length; i++) make_artboard(id)  
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////  
function make_artboard(id)  
    {  
    try {  
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
        var r = new ActionReference();  
        r.putClass(stringIDToTypeID("artboardSection"));  
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);  
        var r1 = new ActionReference();  
        r1.putIdentifier(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), id);  
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("from"), r1);  
        executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("make"), d, DialogModes.NO);  
        }  
    catch (e) { alert(e); throw(e); }  
    }  
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////  
function get_selected_layers_id()  
    {  
    try {  
        var r = new ActionReference();      
        r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("targetLayersIDs"));      
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("document"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));      
        var list = executeActionGet(r).getList(stringIDToTypeID("targetLayersIDs"));  
        if (!list.count) return null;  
        var ids = new Array();  
        for (var i = 0; i < list.count; i++) ids.push(list.getReference(i).getIdentifier());  
        return ids;  
        }  
    catch (e) { alert(e); return null; }  
    }