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Make Photoshop Guides Grid with JavaScript

Thursday, November 03, 2011 { 4 Comments }

Last week I published "Draw Shapes in Photoshop with JavaScript" and I had lot of fun scripting in Photoshop. If you ever made Grid of Guides in Photoshop you know how painful and time costuming it is. I made two scripts that can help you speed up the process of making Guides Grid in Photoshop.


The first script makes Unit Grid with vertical and horizontal units, you can also set the gutter. Example if you want to set 80px grid system with 20px gutter size. You can do MakeGuidesGrid(80,20,80,20); this will set the vertical and horizontal gutters, naturally you can set just vertical guides MakeGuidesGrid(80,20,0,0);


The Script on GitHub
Direct Download of this script

The second script doesn't use units but number of guides. So you can set number of vertical and horizontal guides and the gutter. Lets say you need 12 vertical guides and 10 horizontal guides with gutter of 15px. The function is MakeGuidesGrid(12,15,10,15);


The Script on GitHub
Direct Download of this script

How to use this script.

Download and copy the scripts GuidesUnitGrid.js and NumberGuidesGrid.js inside Photoshop > Presets > Scripts [Folder]

Then you need to go to open Photoshop and than File > Scripts > Browse find the script (where you previously copied it) and click Open.

Dialog box will popup asking the info about the unit size or number of guides or gutter size you need to put just the your numbers inside. And that is it.

Works only in Photoshop CS5 and later. Make sure that the guides are checked View > Show > Guides. To delete the Guides you do View > Clear Guides .

If you have any questions let me know in the comments.

4 Responses to “Make Photoshop Guides Grid with JavaScript”

1. //  m2 // 11/07/2011

   You may use modulargrid.js too, there is a grid and guides there  

2. //  Vladimir // 11/08/2011

   @m2: Thanks for the link.  

3. //  Anonymous // 2/11/2013

   Hello Vladi,
   thank you for the scripts, very easy. But I think you should change the prompt in the MakesGuidesGrid, for the horizontal gutter instead of Vertical gutter(that is already asked for, in the first question)  

4. //  Unknown // 1/20/2016

   Thanks for the script, very useful. Made a slight tweak because I justed wanted to say 'gimme a 10x10 grid please' instead of pixel coordinates, and have attached modified version below incase it's useful to anyone.
   
   
   
   // Prompt user for grid dimensions
   var dimension = GetDimension();
   
   // Verify input is correct (a number and between 2 and 100)
   while(isNaN(dimension) || dimension < 2 || dimension > 100)
   {
   if(dimension == null) break; // If user entered nothing then just stop looping and let them exit
   
   alert("Please enter a number in the range of 2 to 100"); // Show error message
   dimension = GetDimension(); // Re-prompt user for grid dimensions until they enter correct dimensions, or null (nothing)
   }
   
   // If received valid input, create grid now
   if(dimension != null) MakeGrid(dimension);
   
   
   
   // Get grid dimension from user
   function GetDimension()
   {
   return prompt("How many spaces should the grid have?", 10, "Guide Grid "+activeDocument.name);
   }
   
   // Function to create both x and y guides
   function MakeGrid(dimension)
   {
   MakeGuides(dimension, app.activeDocument.width, Direction.HORIZONTAL);
   MakeGuides(dimension, app.activeDocument.height, Direction.VERTICAL);
   }
   
   // Function to actually create guids
   function MakeGuides(total, area, direction)
   {
   spacing = area / total;
   for (var i = 1; i < total; i++)
   {
   app.activeDocument.guides.add(direction, i * spacing);
   }
   }  

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