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Clean PDF import. Removes all clipping masks and ungroups everything..
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#target Illustrator | |
// script.name = RemoveClippingMasks.jsx | |
// script.description = deletes all PageItems being used as clipping masks. | |
// script.parent = Kenneth Webb // 01/07/2013 | |
// script.elegant = true? | |
var docRef = app.activeDocument; | |
var clippingCount = 0 | |
clipScan() | |
//loops through all pageItems, removing those that are clipping masks | |
function clipScan () { | |
for (i=docRef.pageItems.length-1;i>=0;i--) { | |
if (docRef.pageItems[i].clipping == true){ | |
docRef.pageItems[i].remove(); | |
clippingCount++; | |
} | |
} | |
}; | |
alert ("All "+clippingCount+" Clipping Masks Removed") | |
/** | |
* all group to ungroup v.1 - CS, CS2,CS3,CS4 | |
* | |
* Author: Nokcha (netbluew@gmail.com) | |
* | |
* This Script is Can be easily ungrouping to all group items in the Document. | |
* | |
* | |
* JS code (c) copyright: Jiwoong Song ( netbluew@nate.com ) | |
* Copyright (c) 2009 netbluew@nate.com | |
* All rights reserved. | |
* | |
* This code is derived from software contributed to or originating on wundes.com | |
* | |
* | |
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without | |
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions | |
* are met: | |
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright | |
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. | |
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright | |
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the | |
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. | |
* 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software | |
* must display the following acknowledgement: | |
* This product includes software developed by netbluew@nate.com | |
* and its contributors. | |
* 4. Neither the name of wundes.com nor the names of its | |
* contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived | |
* from this software without specific prior written permission. | |
* | |
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY WUNDES.COM AND CONTRIBUTORS | |
* ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED | |
* TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR | |
* PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS | |
* BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR | |
* CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF | |
* SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS | |
* INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN | |
* CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) | |
* ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE | |
* POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. | |
*/ | |
var doc; | |
var itemKinds = new Array("pathItems","compoundPathItems","textFrames","placedItems","rasterItems","meshItems","pluginItems","graphItems","symbolItems","groupItems"); | |
function getChildAll(obj) | |
{ | |
var childsArr = new Array(); | |
for(var i=0;i<obj.pageItems.length;i++)childsArr.push(obj.pageItems[i]); | |
return childsArr; | |
} | |
function ungroup(obj) | |
{ | |
var elements = getChildAll(obj); | |
if(elements.length<1){ | |
obj.remove(); | |
return; | |
}else{ | |
for(var i=0;i<elements.length;i++) | |
{ | |
try{ | |
if(elements[i].parent.typename!="Layer")elements[i].moveBefore(obj); | |
if(elements[i].typename=="GroupItem")ungroup(elements[i]); | |
}catch(e){ | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
if(app.activeDocument) | |
{ | |
doc = app.activeDocument; | |
if(doc.groupItems.length)for(var i=0;i<doc.layers.length;i++)ungroup(doc.layers[i]); | |
} |
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I love this! I have been look for this for almost a decade! I have a few issues though, I wish I had the option to choose between all the file and a selected object. Also, I wish I could turn off the ungroup option if needed.