├── README.md
└── Outline.jsx


/README.md:
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1 | # illustrator-outline-script
2 | 
3 | ![outline](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47031237/221381277-42230e68-8841-4289-aa45-85b9be471608.gif)
4 | 
5 | 
6 | 
7 | This repository contains an outline script for Adobe Illustrator. It enables you to quickly apply an outline with a specified thickness and number of copies to a selected shape, saving you time in the design process.
8 | 


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/Outline.jsx:
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 1 | var offset;
 2 | var loop;
 3 | var newRGBColor = new RGBColor();
 4 | 
 5 | app.executeMenuCommand("group");
 6 | 
 7 | var win = new Window("dialog", "Enter Values");
 8 | var fieldsGroup = win.add("group");
 9 | fieldsGroup.orientation = "row";
10 | fieldsGroup.alignChildren = ["left", "center"];
11 | 
12 | fieldsGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Offset:");
13 | var offsetField = fieldsGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "10");
14 | offsetField.alignment = ["fill", "center"];
15 | offsetField.size = [80, 30];
16 | 
17 | fieldsGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Loop:");
18 | var loopField = fieldsGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "1");
19 | loopField.alignment = ["fill", "center"];
20 | loopField.size = [80, 30];
21 | 
22 | var submitBtn = win.add("button", undefined, "Ok");
23 | submitBtn.size = [200, 40];
24 | submitBtn.alignment = ["center", "bottom"];
25 | submitBtn.onClick = function() {
26 |     offset = offsetField.text;
27 |     loop = loopField.text;
28 |     win.close();
29 | };
30 | 
31 | var cancelBtn = win.add("button", undefined, "Cancel");
32 | cancelBtn.size = [200, 40];
33 | cancelBtn.alignment = ["center", "bottom"];
34 | cancelBtn.onClick = function() {
35 |     win.close();
36 | };
37 | 
38 | win.show();
39 |     for(var i = 0; i < loop; i++)
40 |     {
41 |        if(i==0)
42 |        {
43 |         newRGBColor.red = 255; newRGBColor.green = 255; newRGBColor.blue = 255;
44 |        }
45 |        else
46 |        {
47 |         var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 255);
48 |         newRGBColor.red = randomNumber; newRGBColor.green = randomNumber; newRGBColor.blue = randomNumber;
49 |        }
50 |         Outline();
51 |     }
52 | 
53 | 
54 | function Outline()
55 | {
56 |     var xmlstring = '<LiveEffect name="Adobe Offset Path"><Dict data="R mlim 4 R ofst ' + offset + ' I jntp 0 "/></LiveEffect>';
57 |     var sel = app.activeDocument.selection;
58 |     sel[0].duplicate();
59 |     sel[0].zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);
60 |     app.executeMenuCommand ('Live Outline Stroke');
61 |     app.activeDocument.selection = null; 
62 |     app.activeDocument.selection = sel; 
63 |     app.executeMenuCommand('Live Pathfinder Add');
64 |     app.selection[0].applyEffect(xmlstring);
65 |     app.executeMenuCommand ('Live Outline Stroke');
66 |     app.executeMenuCommand ('expandStyle');
67 |     app.executeMenuCommand('Live Pathfinder Add');
68 |     app.executeMenuCommand('noCompoundPath');
69 |     app.executeMenuCommand('expandStyle');
70 |     app.selection[0].opacity = 100;  
71 |     app.activeDocument.defaultFillColor = newRGBColor;
72 | }


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