Rename Layers All Items
Script for Adobe Illustrator
Renames layers and all items to incrementing numbers.
- Begins at 001 and increments
- Adapt open source to customize or create other scripts
Rename Layers All Items
How to use the script
The interface has no interface. Run the script and starting from the top, every layer and item within it are renamed to a 3-digit number beginning at 001.
Source code
(download button below)
(function () {
var n = 1;
if (!app.documents.length) {
alert("Open a document");
return;
}
walkLayers(app.activeDocument);
alert("Done");
function padZero(v) {
return ("00" + v).slice(-3);
}
function walkLayers(o) {
var i;
var layer;
for (i = 0; i < o.layers.length; i++) {
layer = o.layers[i];
layer.name = padZero(n++);
walkLayers(layer);
if (layer.pageItems.length) {
walkPageItems(layer);
}
}
}
function walkPageItems(o) {
var i;
var item;
for (i = 0; i < o.pageItems.length; i++) {
item = o.pageItems[i];
item.name = padZero(n++);
if (item.constructor.name == "GroupItem") {
walkPageItems(item);
}
}
}
})();Rename Layers All Items
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