Creating layers with sequential numbers

[Dan Ebberts]

With an expression, you could just create a text layer, add this expression to the source text:

index

And duplicate the layer 349 times.

Or, create a comp and run a script like this:

var n = 350; // number of layers to create

var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myTextLayer;

for (var i = 350; i > 0; i–){
myTextLayer = myComp.layers.addText(i);
}

Dan

[Jon Date]

Dan could you help me with a script that does the duplication of the selected Comp in your projects panel.
I need to duplicate a comp 300+ times and have a comp “1”. I need comp “2”, “3”, “4” etc all the way to 300+ but am struggling to get the correct statements to get it done in the same way you wrote the Layers script above.

[Dan Ebberts]

Like this:


{
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myNewComp;
for (var i = 1; i <= 300; i++){
myNewComp = myComp.duplicate();
myNewComp.name = "" + (i+1);
}
}


Dan

[Jon Date]

Thanks Dan!!
🙂