Place multiple files in a grid like InDesign (Gridify)
InDesign has a very nifty feature that I would like to see in Illustrator; if you press the arrow keys while placing multiple files at once, you can create a "grid" of said files. Depending on the job I'm working on, I have to place hundreds of files at once... Having this feature would streamline a lot of my projects.
Jerry
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Ai Beta 30.6.0.75 now allows it!
1. Go to File > Place and choose the files to be placed (won’t work for drag-ndrop on canvas).
2. Click and drag on the canvas to define the grid area.
3. While dragging, hold Opt/Alt to place all files in one gesture with an auto-calculated grid.
4. For a custom grid layout, while dragging, press arrow keys to adjust rows and columns — Right/Left for columns, Up/Down for rows.
Please try how it works and comment back to help the team to polish the feature.
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Ton commented
I like the Gridify feature. Especially the Alt/Option option to create a default grid. I would love to have an option to modify the grid spacing during placing. And if the result is not what you want, to use Undo to start placing again. Now your selected images disappear after Undo and there is no loaded cursor.
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A very related request,
Arrange selection in Grid
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/48804881 -
Christy H. commented
This feature would be SUPER helpful. Please add it to Illustrator.
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Nicola
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I would really like to have the same feature as in InDesign, with which you can draw multiple shapes/lines/text frames simply clicking up/down and right/left arrows while creating them: it would be extremely useful when creating patterns of any type in Illustrator. See attached example of a "gridified" hexagons sequence in InDesign.
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Merik
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Not just placing files. I want them to add InDesign's "Gridify" tool into illustrator. It would be so useful to place multiple objects with the arrow keys.
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Peter Friedlander commented
I would love this feature!! Please implement. It would have the saving step of using InDesign, a print program, for a graphic desgin.
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Sean Paul Young commented
Have the ability to place multiple files in Illustrator, and with the "place gun" (the pointer with the 1/# on it), be able to hold modifier keys to create an easy grid of the imports, like the function in InDesign! (Highly recommend this for both Illustrator and Photoshop).