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Rename Layers
Fabian Morón Zirfas edited this page Jun 13, 2025
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function main() {
app.beginUndoGroup("rename"); // so we can revert it
var curComp = app.project.activeItem; // get the active item
// do a check if the item is a comp
if (!curComp || !(curComp instanceof CompItem)) {
alert("this is not a comp");
return;
}
// get a name from the user
var name = prompt("Please enter a new name", "new-name", "Add a name");
// do a check if the user entered something
if (name.length === 0) {
alert("no name provided");
return;
}
// loop the selected layers
for (var i = 0; i < curComp.selectedLayers.length; i++) {
var layer = curComp.selectedLayers[i];
layer.name = name + " " + i;
}
app.endUndoGroup();
}
main(); // call the function
var doc = app.activeDocument;
for (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) {
var layer = doc.layers[i];
layer.name = "Layer\_" + i;
}
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