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January 10, 2021
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In Photoshop, is there a script or method to directly convert path to shape layer?

  • January 10, 2021
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In Photoshop, is there a script or method to directly convert path to shape layer?

My graph has many paths that need to be merged and subtracted from the upper path, but the path in PS doesn't seem to have this function.

But shape layer is OK, so I need to convert my path to shape layer.

Now it's a bit troublesome. You need to convert the path to a custom shape, and then generate the shape layer from the custom shape.

Thanks~

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Correct answer Shulipa Bernad

It would be like this?

convertPathtoShape();
function convertPathtoShape() {
	var d = new ActionDescriptor();
	var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var d3 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var r = new ActionReference();
	r.putClass( stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ));
	d.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r );
	d4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " ), 255);
	d4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), 255);
	d4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " ), 255);
	d3.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), d4 );
	d2.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Type" ), stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" ), d3 );
	d.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ), d2 );
	executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " ), d, DialogModes.NO );
}

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Shulipa Bernad
Shulipa BernadCorrect answer
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January 10, 2021

It would be like this?

convertPathtoShape();
function convertPathtoShape() {
	var d = new ActionDescriptor();
	var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var d3 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var r = new ActionReference();
	r.putClass( stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ));
	d.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r );
	d4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " ), 255);
	d4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), 255);
	d4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " ), 255);
	d3.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), d4 );
	d2.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Type" ), stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" ), d3 );
	d.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ), d2 );
	executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " ), d, DialogModes.NO );
}
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    dubloveAuthor
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    January 20, 2021

    Shulipa Bernad~

    Great. It works. Perfect

    Thank you very much.

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2021

    You can use scriptListener to record changing a path to a shape to get the code. Unfortunately, there is a bug with the current version of PS, and this fails. It creates the shape layer, but there is nothing in that shape layer. I have notified Adobe regarding this. PS 2019 still works for doing this.

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