Supercharge your Illustrator workflows with custom scripts! Learn how to automate repetitive tasks, create unique effects, and tackle complex projects with ease. Whether you’re new to scripting or looking to refine your skills, this section unlocks powerful automation techniques.
This Adobe Illustrator script creates a smooth arc with a specified number of anchor points. It features an integrated ScriptUI dialog that allows users to input parameters such as the number of anchor points, radius, start angle, and end angle. The script centers the arc within the active document’s artboard and calculates smooth in/out handles…
This script for Adobe Illustrator automates the duplication of a selected object along a circular path. It checks if an object is selected, prompts for the number of copies, calculates the appropriate radius based on the object’s dimensions, and then creates duplicates evenly spaced and rotated along the circle. Ideal for creating radial designs quickly…
This Illustrator script automates the duplication of the currently active artboard along with all its contents and guides. It first retrieves the properties of the active artboard (position, dimensions, and name), then creates a new artboard to the right of the original and names it by appending ” Copy” to the original artboard’s name. The…
This Illustrator script streamlines the process of generating individual artboards for each glyph from a defined character set. Each artboard is automatically assigned a descriptive name that corresponds to the glyph it represents (e.g., “Uppercase_A” for A, “Lowercase_a” for a, “Number_0” for 0, etc.). The script creates a new document, sets a standardized artboard size,…
This Adobe Illustrator script allows you to duplicate selected objects in a grid layout while providing options to assign custom duplicate counts and fill colors for each object. The script also offers flexible grid configuration, enabling you to either set manual grid dimensions (rows and columns with a specified margin) or let Illustrator automatically determine…
Description This Illustrator script automatically adjusts the view to focus on the currently selected objects. It calculates the bounding box that encloses all selected items, then centers and zooms the active view so that the entire selection fits within the screen. How It Works Usage This script is ideal for quickly focusing on a specific…
This script, developed by Tom from Inventsable (contact: tom@inventsable.cc) and based on the Outliner project hosted on GitHub, enables you to convert all paths in the active Illustrator document into permanent outlines. In this context “outlines” mean that every path is re-rendered with its individual anchor points and handles drawn explicitly. The modification is non-destructive…
Random Layer Order Script This Adobe Illustrator script randomizes the stacking (z-order) of the selected objects. It is a stripped-down version of the Random Layer Order functionality originally part of the Randomill Illustrator Plugin. The script was created by Boris Boguslavsky in 2022 and is available on GitHub. Before script: After script: Purpose Description Usage…
This Adobe Illustrator script implements a random selection functionality. It is a stripped-down version of the random selection function from the Randomill Illustrator Plugin. The script was created by Boris Boguslavsky in 2022 and is inspired by Randomill’s functionality. Description Usage Additional Information This script provides a simple yet effective means to randomly filter a…
ObjectArea Script This Adobe Illustrator script calculates and displays the area size of a selected object (path). It is designed for Adobe Illustrator CSx (tested on CS6 on Windows 64-bit) and requires exactly one selected object to run. Description Usage Instructions This script is distributed under the MIT License and was originally created by Lucas…