I have been allover the forum but still seem not to be able to find the right ressource.
Is there an EASY way to change certain values .. especially ie. WIDTH and HEIGHT of an object by an external file (excel, xml)
Also is there a way to give a path point (ie. top right corner of a rectangle) a specific ID and move it on the artboard by values (ie... move point B on x-axis 3mm to the left)
I wish it woule be as easy (and intuitive) as inserting a unique variable in the "width" field;)
Easy, it's a relative term. I would certainly say though that doing javascript is easier than applescript or vbscript!
Reading spreadsheet (txt/csv) data is fairly easy with js, but it's all about writing that custom script for your needs.
As for path point IDs, I doubt it - although there's a pathPoints.getByName() function in the Object Model Viewer. I just don't see how one can set a 'name' property to a point in the UI, and I have not tested the setting of the 'name' property via script either.
Scaling width , height, making transforms is totally possible via scripting, and so is moving individual path points, except you'd probably have to deduce the one you want from their XY coordinates.
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