Script for merging each main groups/artboard into separate layers, with auto selection.

[Simon3344797511r3]

Hi

I need to run a script into a save action, and could use some help to rewrite a script.

The action i need the script to do, is merging each main group/artboard into seperate layers.

Is it possible to rewrite the script, so that photoshop selects the top layer (In my case a Artboard group) ?
When using "select --> All layers" i get a error (See attached) But if i manually select the top artboard, the scripts runs perfect!

This is my current script, and i think i just need to add a "select top group" kinda code.

target photoshop;

while(app.activeDocument.layerSets.length){

activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets[0];

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("newPlacedLayer"), new ActionDescriptor(), DialogModes.NO);

activeDocument.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);

}

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Can you provide before/after screenshots of the layers panel? A sample PSD would also be helpful too.

[Simon3344797511r3]

Hi Stephen

Attached is 2 screenshots. The first is how my files would be build in the future, and it could spand from 2 to approx 10 artboards. The other screenshot is the intended end goal. This is possible with the script, only if i manually select the top group, and i cant record that in a action in a good way. So is it possible to write the script, so that the top group is always selected, not taking account of the name. ?

I've also attached a sample PSD.

Thanks 🙂

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Instead of the original script, here are two alternative scripts that you may wish to try, which don't require any layers to be selected. I have added the extra code to rasterize the SO layer:

/* convert all top level layers and layer sets to smart objects AM CODE.jsx

by jazz-y
Smart Objects in separate layers
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/smart-objects-in-separate-layers/td-p/11137197
*/

#target photoshop

s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
t2s = typeIDToStringID;

(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('hasBackgroundLayer'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'))
var indexFrom = executeActionGet(r).getBoolean(p) ? 0 : 1;

(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('numberOfLayers'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'))
var indexTo = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(p);

var layers = {}
parseLayerSets(indexFrom, indexTo, layers)

for (o in layers) {
    (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('layerKind'));
    r.putIdentifier(s2t("layer"), layers[o].id);
    var kind = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(p)
    if (kind != 2 && kind != 5) {
        (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t("layer"), layers[o].id);
        (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("null"), r);
        executeAction(s2t("select"), d, DialogModes.NO)
        try {
            executeAction(s2t("newPlacedLayer"), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
            activeDocument.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);
        } catch (e) {
            alert(e)
        }
    }
}

function parseLayerSets(from, to, parentObj) {
    for (var i = from; i <= to; i++) {
        (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('layerSection'));
        r.putIndex(s2t("layer"), i)
        var section = t2s(executeActionGet(r).getEnumerationValue(p))

        if (section == 'layerSectionEnd') {
            i = parseLayerSets(i + 1, to, parentObj[i] = {})
            continue;
        }

        var properties = {};
        (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('layerID'));
        r.putIndex(s2t("layer"), i);
        properties.id = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(p);

        if (section == 'layerSectionStart') {
            for (o in properties) {
                parentObj[o] = properties[o]
            }
            return i;
        } else {
            parentObj[i] = properties
        }
    }
}

Or perhaps this one:

/* convert all top level layers and layer sets to smart objects.jsx

Smart Objects in separate layers
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/smart-objects-in-separate-layers/td-p/11137197
*/

function main() {

    if (!documents.length) {
        alert('There are no documents open!');
    } else {
        processAllLayersAndSets(app.activeDocument);
    }

    function processAllLayersAndSets(obj) {

        // Process all layers and layer sets
        // Change the following 2 entries of "obj.layers" to "obj.artLayers" to exclude layer sets
        for (var al = obj.layers.length - 1; 0 <= al; al--) {
            app.activeDocument.activeLayer = obj.layers[al];

            newPlacedLayer();
            activeDocument.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);

        }

        // Process Layer Set Layers 
        for (var ls = obj.layerSets.length - 1; 0 <= ls; ls--) {
            processAllLayersAndSets(obj.layerSets[ls]);

            newPlacedLayer();
            activeDocument.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);

        }
    }

    // Convert to smart object (Cleaned AM code)
    function newPlacedLayer() {
        var s2t = function (s) {
            return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
        };
        executeAction(s2t("newPlacedLayer"), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
    }
}

activeDocument.suspendHistory('Smart Objects from Layers & Sets', 'main()');

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Is it possible to rewrite the script, so that photoshop selects the top layer (In my case a Artboard group) ?

By @Simon3344797511r3

Is the problem that no artboards or layers are currently selected before running the script (your sample PSD had a layer selected, so I wasn't sure)?

If so, you can add the following code to ensure that the very top layer is selected:

activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layerSets[0].layers[0];
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer.parent;

I'm guessing that you only need this once, before the while loop to ensure that the top artboard is selected, before the script loops over and rasterizes the artboards.