Auto layer dupping

[jeffc54426914]

I'm trying to find a way to duplicate an image in one layer and duplicate it multiple times randomly rotating, sizing and repositioning each one.

Does anyone know of anything like this or even close?

[Chuck Uebele]

Its just a matter of writing some functions on how you want to manipulate the layer - normally by using scriptListener, then creating a loop to loop though how many times you want to repeat something and adding a random calculation into the rotation, size, etc. For example in this image, I wanted to create tiles in a somewhat close order to the original image, but I wanted each tile offset a bit. So I create some code that made a selection, but I added a random element to it to move it around, then I moved it back into order, so the tiles were lined up.

Basically to add some randomness to a number you use something like this:

var myRandomNum = Math.random()*theRange + theOffset

You times the Math.random by how much of a spread you want, the you either add or subtract the offset.

[JJMack]

Chuck what did he do to you to make you treat him the way you did? Man dices to pieces

[Chuck Uebele]

My father. Sometime I really felt like I really didn't know him.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Another point: When people speak of »random« they often seem to mean a limited randomness, so one should give some thought to how one intends to limit the randomness within any variant beforehand.

[Tom Winkelmann]

What about the "random fill"-script as starting point?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Good idea.

But depending on what the OP is after exactly (should individual Layers be kept editable, should Smart Objects be used, …) it may not suffice.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

(edited)

// duplicate and transform layer;

// 2018, use it at your own risk;

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

var docHeight = myDocument.height.as('px');

var docWidth = myDocument.width.as('px');

var theID = getLayerId();

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putProperty(charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), stringIDToTypeID("bounds"));

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

var bounds = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("bounds"));

var left = bounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("left"));

var top = bounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("top"));

var right = bounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("right"));

var bottom = bounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("bottom"));

var layerX = left + (right - left) / 2;

var layerY = top + (bottom - top) / 2;

// duplicate;

for (var m = 0; m < 50; m++) {

var centerX = Math.random()*docWidth;

var centerY = Math.random()*docHeight;

var theScale = Math.random()*60+40;

layerDuplicateScaleRotate(theID, centerX - layerX, centerY - layerY, theScale, theScale, Math.random()*360);

}

};

////// duplicate layer (id, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle) //////

function layerDuplicateScaleRotate (theID, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle) {

// based on code by mike hale, via paul riggott;

var ref = new ActionReference();

    ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), theID);

    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();

    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );

    desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );

   try{

    executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );

}catch(e){

alert(e.message);

};

// =======================================================

    var desc23 = new ActionDescriptor();

    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );

        var ref2 = new ActionReference();

        ref2.putIdentifier ( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), theID );

//        ref2.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );

    desc23.putReference( idnull, ref2 );

    desc23.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" ), charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" ), charIDToTypeID( "Qcsa" ) );

    var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );

        var desc24 = new ActionDescriptor();

        var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );

        desc24.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" ), idPxl, xOffset );

        desc24.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" ), idPxl, yOffset );

    var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );

    desc23.putObject( idOfst, idOfst, desc24 );

    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );

    desc23.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" ), idPrc, theXScale );

    desc23.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hght" ), idPrc, theXScale );

    desc23.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Angl" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" ), theAngle );

    desc23.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Intr" ), charIDToTypeID( "Intp" ), stringIDToTypeID( "bicubicAutomatic" ) );

    desc23.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " ), true );

executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Trnf" ), desc23, DialogModes.NO );

};

// by mike hale, via paul riggott;

// http://forums.adobe.com/message/1944754#1944754

function getLayerId(){

//Assumes activeDocument and activeLayer

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putProperty(charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), charIDToTypeID('LyrI'));

ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));

d = executeActionGet(ref);

return d.getInteger(charIDToTypeID('LyrI'));

};

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Have you tested the edited Script?

[Kukurykus]

I wonder why some people ask for something they might get answer for, but are not anymore interested if that happened!