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Adobe Illustrator script that reorders all visible layers alphabetically
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#target illustrator | |
main(); | |
function main(){ | |
if(!documents.length) return; | |
var doc = app.activeDocument; | |
var allLayers = app.activeDocument.layers; | |
var visibleLayers = []; | |
for(a=0; a<allLayers.length; a++){ | |
var ilayer = allLayers[a]; | |
if (ilayer.visible) { | |
visibleLayers.push(ilayer); | |
} | |
}; | |
var alphabetizedLayers = visibleLayers.sort( function(a,b) { return a > b } ); | |
sort_layers(doc, alphabetizedLayers); | |
} | |
function sort_layers(obj, abcLayers) { | |
for (var ri=0; ri<abcLayers.length;ri++) { | |
abcLayers[ri].zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK); | |
}; | |
} |
How do you use this in Illustrator?
Save the file somewhere and run it with Flie>Scripts>Other Scripts
Thanks. That is what I did. But it does not seem to do anything in Illustrator 26.3.
Thanks. That is what I did. But it does not seem to do anything in Illustrator 26.3.
It’s been a while since I wrote that and I don’t have access to Illustrator anymore to test it out unfortunately. Sorry.
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How do you use this in Illustrator?