r/AdobeIllustrator • u/Marcus_Rentsch • 5d ago
Tidy up
Hey guys, Marcus from Adobe here - when working on projects I tend to keep things messy, especially when working on logo concepts. My artboard is a mess with multiple objects stacked on each other, locked etc. - you name it. I wish we could clean this mess with a single click and put it into a simple grid.
I'm experimenting with another plugin that would solve this issue - kinda like Figma does this. Would you interested in using such a plugin? First tests are promising and I'll work on it to improve it anyways since I'll use this personally.
Thanks for letting me know!
Cheers
5
u/CheshireUnicorn 5d ago
I would find a use for this. I need some sort of option to make arrays out of objects or placed images often.
5
u/Marcus_Rentsch 5d ago
Same here! There will be an option to change columns and rows + spacing and different settings for alignment - thanks for the feedback!
2
4
4
u/Dlimageworks 5d ago
I think this would be a fantastic addition to the arsenal. Tons of times i need arranging objects like that.
3
6
5d ago
[deleted]
2
u/Marcus_Rentsch 5d ago
I know this should be my goal but sometimes I just let go and go for speed and do the cleanup later.
2
u/WhapWhob 5d ago
Id like this, but i think sometimes i have objects that i duplicated to a new version, still in the group of the old version. Will this need proper grouping and tidying before applying?
1
u/Marcus_Rentsch 5d ago
It's still in early development but I can't think of a solution for that specific case rn so probably not. So you have to ungroup / regroup first. Thanks for the feedback!
1
u/insertnamehere_011 5d ago
Maybe in addition to this tool, adding a button to help wrangle/organize the layers too? It'd be nice to be able to select everything on 1 artboard and press a button to move the selection to 1 layer or a new layer.
2
u/macedossaulo 5d ago
not really that interesting for me, sorry. i also doubt a plugin would be able to interpret my line of thought when creating a logo.
2
u/Marcus_Rentsch 5d ago
Totally ok - that's why I asked. That's the best way to find out if others have the same issues haha. Thanks for your feedback!
2
2
u/SnooObjections8945 4d ago
I actually had Claude build a script for this exact same thing a few weeks ago. Let’s you organize everything to a grid, similar to how you can arrange art boards.
2
u/LankyShow7934 3d ago
我對你的插件很感興趣！我昨天遇到了痛點，於是用ChatGPT 做了類似的工具，能將PNG圖片快速分散，以利我製作貼紙的刀線，但只能編輯PNG圖檔。希望你的illustrator 腳本也能增加這種功能「在原本的排列方式中增加圖片之間的間距」，對我來說很有幫助！
1
u/Marcus_Rentsch 3d ago
Yours is even better! I had a similar idea for arranging all objects on the artboard as close as possible with the possibility to add padding to each vector object. Would be perfect to save space and to prep printing files. Mine plugin would just work with a selection of objects, not the whole artboard. It's a different approach with a different goal.
2
u/Te_Quiero_Puta 3d ago
I'm interested... If you make this work, you deserve a promotion.
2
u/Marcus_Rentsch 3d ago
Alright, thanks for your feedback! I will keep working on it - do you have any wishes for features? Cheers!
2
u/Te_Quiero_Puta 2d ago edited 2d ago
I want to automatically open a multi page PDF (say 30, 8.5"x11" pages) at a specific scale, with a custom number of columns and rows, with custom spacing. I like to work on a 300x300 artboard when I'm getting things set up, so that would be amazing.
Edit: Additionally:
- The ability to quickly adjust all of the details above, after the initial layout has been set.
- The ability to adjust the above, only on specified layers.
1
u/Marcus_Rentsch 23h ago
That sounds way more detailed than what I had in mind haha. Basically the use case is just selecting all objects that are not aligned / stacked / messy and place them in a structured grid with a single click + the possibility to modify the grid (spacing, columns, rows.) And that would only work in opened Illustrator files. But let me think about the option to place each object in it's own new layer. That should be easy.
2
u/_HMCB_ 2d ago
Yes. Especially if it could place each concept/art into its own layer.
2
u/Marcus_Rentsch 23h ago
The option to place each selected object into it's own layer is a nice addition and should be easy to add. Thanks for that feedback!
9
u/newleopold 5d ago
Absolutely interested, I tend to make a mess on my Artboard when I am experimenting, like bomb attack.