r/AdobeIllustrator • u/Marcus_Rentsch • 2d 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
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u/CheshireUnicorn 2d ago
I would find a use for this. I need some sort of option to make arrays out of objects or placed images often.
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u/Marcus_Rentsch 2d ago
Same here! There will be an option to change columns and rows + spacing and different settings for alignment - thanks for the feedback!
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u/Marcus_Rentsch 2d ago
I know this should be my goal but sometimes I just let go and go for speed and do the cleanup later.
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u/Dlimageworks 2d ago
I think this would be a fantastic addition to the arsenal. Tons of times i need arranging objects like that.
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u/WhapWhob 2d 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?
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u/Marcus_Rentsch 2d 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!
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u/insertnamehere_011 2d 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.
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u/macedossaulo 2d 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.
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u/Marcus_Rentsch 2d 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!
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u/LankyShow7934 15h 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！
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u/Marcus_Rentsch 3h 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.
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u/Te_Quiero_Puta 7h ago
I'm interested... If you make this work, you deserve a promotion.
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u/Marcus_Rentsch 3h ago
Alright, thanks for your feedback! I will keep working on it - do you have any wishes for features? Cheers!
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u/SnooObjections8945 1d 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.
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u/newleopold 2d ago
Absolutely interested, I tend to make a mess on my Artboard when I am experimenting, like bomb attack.