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Is there a script to automatically rename layers in Illustrator CC?
Hello All,
I am an animator and often have to take complex illustrator artwork and use the “release to layers” command to split up the artwork on individual layers for eventual import and animation in After Effects. It works great, but leaves me with layers with generic names. Sometimes, dozens and dozens of them.
Anyone know of a way to automatically rename selected layers, perhaps with a script, with something like a search and replace function? For example, instead of 10 layers named “Path 01, Path 02, Path 03,” etc, I would love to be able to rename them “Round Ball 01, Round Ball 02, Round Ball 03, etc.” quickly and efficiently.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave
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Hi I am trying to modify this script by changing the ‘ca’ to something else more relevant to my project in this case ‘PBW’. But I get this error whenever I change it.
could someone tell me why this is happening? I would love to be able to rename layers and change the names according to my project.
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
with (docRef) {
for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
layers[i].name = 'ca' + (layers.length - i).toString();
}
}
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
with (docRef) {
for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
layers[i].name = ‘PBW’ + (layers.length - i).toString();
}
}
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I think your single quotes are curly. Try retyping them, single or double quotes, just not curly.
Vince
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that was totally it! Thank you! I just had to turn off smart quotes in text edit.
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