Scriptographer.org - General Scripts

Type on Circle

Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:24:47 +0200

Simple make type on a circle.

Type On Circle.js

Hexagonal Rasterizer

Sun, 02 Mar 2014 19:16:59 +0100

Create hexagonal rasters from selected paths.

27/05/2015 update
HTML5 version of this script.
HTML5 Hexagonal Halftone Maker

Hexagonal Rasterizer.js

ExtractCoords

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:48:47 +0100

This script extracts the coordinate from all selected objects and creates a text layer with the values.

It's very usefull for exporting a document for other platform that need to use the values.

The created text layer is organized as follow:
Each line is a object and each line contains values from each anchor in the object separeted by comma. Eg:
x, y, x, y, x, y, x, y
x, y, x, y, x, y, x, y
x, y, x, y, x, y, x, y
x, y, x, y, x, y, x, y
x, y, x, y, x, y, x, y
x, y, x, y, x, y, x, y

ExtractCoords.jsx

Jitter

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:05:38 +0100

Randomly moves selected objects. This script also has the option to randomly rotate objects. The option to move and rotate selected items are performed in such a way, so that individual amounts can be specified (within a range) and the percent of the items affected can also be modified. X and Y values, positive and negative values, and rotation orientation can be specified.

jitter-script.js

RandomDelete

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:45:48 +0100

So here is my iteration of the RandomTools script from ken frederick.

You enter a percentage of the items you want to see deleted at random, and voilà, it happens.

Hope this is useful.

randomDelete 1.0.js

Lissajous

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:11:59 +0100

Generate lissajous curves as made famous by Jules Antoine Lissajous (and Nathaniel Bowditch).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lissajous_curve

and since scriptographer is dead, I made a version with paperjs as well.

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Usage

Phase Shift
the period of the curve

Frequency
frequency ratio across the x & y axes

Stroke Weight
set two different stroke weights and the curve will interpolate from the start to the end weight

Colors
set two colors and the curve will interpolate from the start to the end color

Opacity
set two opacity values and the curve will interpolate from the start to the end opacity

Blend
blend mode of opacity: normal, multiply, screen, etc.

Flyout Menu:
Alternate
colors will alternate every other segement

Blend
colors will blend across segments from start to end

Mouse drag
modulate the frequency (using the input values as maximums), the closer to the origin of the document = 0, the further away the maximum

Mouse drag+shift
modulate the phase shift (mouse x axis) from 0 - 360

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Notes

~~There is a glitch that happens every now and then that causes the control handles of the beziér curves to shoot off of the screen. I'm looking into a better way for calculating beziér curves.~~

** i have tested this script on OSX CS5.1 and it functions without problems ~~(aside from glitch mentioned above)~~ using the latest version of scriptographer (2.9.072). i have no way to test on other versions of illustrator (i.e. CS2 or CS4, etc.) or windows. email is the best way to contact me.

enjoy.
Ken

lissajous.js

Sudoku Generator + Solver

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:29:51 +0100

I found a sudoku generator (and solver) in javascript @ this place made by a guy named David J. Rager so I fitted it into Sg.

All objects created are conveniently packaged inside a group. The solution is there as well, only its visibility has been turned off.

Check it out if you want endless of sudoku fun!

PS. The code David has written is VERY well commented so be sure to check that out as well. DS.

Sudoku Generator.js

Themed colours

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:57:06 +0200

This script takes one set of objects and applies their colours randomly to another set.
The idea is that the document therefore has a unified feel without having to load swatches, and you can keep running it to get the random mix you want.
It has some options - such as taking each stroke/fill as a pair, swapping stroke/fill colours ....

It plays well after using the Objects on Paths script where there are lots of shapes to colour.

As always, please advise errors etc.

ThemeColours.zip

Area Type Resizer

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:30:58 +0200

When you do editorial design with Illustrator. It is harder than InDesign because you can’t simply resize bounding box of Area Type.

Area Type Resizer allows you easily fit the size of Area Type.
Just select an Area Type object then execute!

AreaTypeResizer.js

Growth2 and its partner

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:51 +0200

Modification for the example script Growth.

It makes a path rather than a group of paths - so it's easier to post-process
with styles.
It has more parameters - auto or specified rotation.
It can process multiple paths at once and leaves the original paths for reuse.
Makes interesting patterns with scale = 1, rotation = 360/n and maxrep = n-1 ;-)

The 'tool' version uses the same code but has added smoothing.

Enjoy. Let me know of bugs/improvements

Growth2.zip

GrowthTool2.zip