Hello, I am here to find a script or action that combines every objects outside of a particular group. It may need a condition that if the group has pixel mask, clipping masks, or layer effects which show outside, then combine all in a new group which has the same name of current group. If the group has no accompanying object, then do nothing.
Here is an example:
result:
I have a script which create new group via current one, but the Photoshop default conditional actions made me confused so I came here.
Thank you everyone.
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I apologize, I had forgotten to remove the alerts I had used for testing in the code I posted.
Please try this:
// put all groups with layer mask, vector mask, layer styles, clipping mask in groups of same name;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var theLayers = collectGroupsNamesIndexAndIdentifier();
for (var x = 0; x < theLayers.length; x++) {
selectLayerByID(theLayers[x][2], false);
groupSelectedLayers (theLayers[x][0])
}
};
////// collect layers /////
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Hello all, so sorry about my late reply. Let me provide more details.
First I have these groups, each has or or some externally rendered object:
- normal: fine group, has nothing to do with
- pattern: has a clipping mask
- txt: has a pixel mask
- base: has layer effect
Any group containing one or more of the above characteristics (pixel mask, clipping masks, or layer effects) would be put into a new group from current one, which has the same name:
Shortened version:
You can try this.
// put all groups with layer mask, vector mask, layer styles, clipping mask in groups of same name;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var theLayers = collectGroupsNamesIndexAndIdentifier();
alert ("\n"+theLayers.join("\n"));
for (var x = 0; x < theLayers.length; x++) {
selectLayerByID(theLayers[x][2], false);
groupSelectedLayers (theLayers[x][0])
}
};
////// collect layers //////
function collectGroupsNamesIndexAndIdentifier () {
// get number of layers;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID('property'), stringIDToTypeID('numberOfLayers'));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var theNumber = applicationDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("numberOfLayers"));
// process the layers;
var theLayers = new Array;
for (var m = 0; m <= theNumber; m++) {
try {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m);
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));
var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));
// if group collect values;
if (layerSet == "layerSectionStart") {
alert (layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name')));
var hasMask = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('hasUserMask'));
var hasVectorMask = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('hasVectorMask'));
var hasLayerStyle = layerDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('layerEffects'));
try {var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m+1);
var layerDesc2 = executeActionGet(ref2);
var isClippingGrouped = layerDesc2.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('group'))}
catch (e) {isClippingGrouped = false};
// collect if condition is met;
if (hasMask == true || hasVectorMask == true || hasLayerStyle == true || isClippingGrouped == true) {
var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
var theID = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('layerID'));
var theIndex = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('itemIndex'));
theLayers.push([theName, theIndex, theID])
}
};
}
catch (e) {};
};
return theLayers
};
////// based on code by mike hale, via paul riggott //////
function selectLayerByID(id,add){
add = undefined ? add = false:add
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), id);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
try{
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){
alert(e.message);
}
};
////// group //////
function groupSelectedLayers (theName) {
var desc159 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref114 = new ActionReference();
var idlayer = stringIDToTypeID( "layer" );
var idordinal = stringIDToTypeID( "ordinal" );
var idtargetEnum = stringIDToTypeID( "targetEnum" );
var idnull = stringIDToTypeID( "null" );
var idname = stringIDToTypeID( "name" );
ref114.putEnumerated(idlayer, idordinal, idtargetEnum);
desc159.putReference(idnull, ref114 );
desc159.putString(idname, "aaa" );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID( "groupLayersEvent" ), desc159, DialogModes.NO );
var desc63 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref37 = new ActionReference();
ref37.putEnumerated( idlayer, idordinal, idtargetEnum );
desc63.putReference( idnull, ref37 );
var desc64 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc64.putString(idname, theName);
desc63.putObject(stringIDToTypeID( "to" ), idlayer, desc64);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID( "set" ), desc63, DialogModes.NO)
};
Thank you so much! I tried the script, it worked well. But had some popup while playing and also, maybe it worked with the contained groups, so it's really annoying to turn off these notifications:
This script works for me, but can you improve this? Many thanks!
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