Automate Sketch Plugin

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December 7, 2019

Make your workflow more efficient.

Installation

Search “Automate Sketch” from Sketch Runner.
Download master.zip, unzip it, then double-click the “automate-sketch.sketchplugin”.
Download for older version Sketch.

All Features

Menu	Notes
Layer
Fix to Parent with Margin	Fix the width and height of the parent, and set the margins.
Fix to Parent Width (Height) with Margin	Fix the width or height of the parent, and set the margins.
Swap Width and Height	Swap width and height for all selected layers.
Resize With Ratio	Resize selected layers with an aspect ratio.
Adjust Sizes	Increase/decrease width/height for selected layers from right/bottom/center origin, the increase/decrease value can be changed in “Preferences” – “Nudging”.
Bounds Layer for Every Selection	Create a bounds layer from the selected layer.
Divide Layer	Split Layer.
Ungroup Shape Layer	Ungroup shape layer.
Reset Bounding Box	Remove all transform for selected group and shape layers, but not change the appearance.
Unlock All Layers	Unlock all layers.
Toggle Layer Constrain Proportions	Lock or unlock constrain proportions for selected layers.
Toggle Select Group’s Content on Click	Toggle “select group’s content on click” option.
Select All Layers In Selection By Type	Select all groups, text, shapes, bitmaps, symbol instances, slices, exportable layers, hidden layers.
Select Layers By Name	Select all layers match by layer name.
Select All Child Layers	Select all sub-layers.
Select All Siblings Layers	Select all siblings layers.
Select Parent Groups	Select parent groups.
Select Layers Below	Select layers that in some group and position y less then selected layer.
Select Layers Outside of Artboard Bounds	Select and reveal layers which is outside of the artboard bounds.
Select Reverse	Select reverse.
Select None	Select none.
Paste and Replace	Paste and replace, replace the selected layer with the Sketch layer on the clipboard.
Paste and Replace Setting	Change the position of new layer relative to the old one.
Remove Redundant Groups	Remove redundant nested groups.
Remove Empty Groups	Remove empty group.
Remove Hidden Layers	Remove hidden layers.
Remove Transparency Layers	Remove transparency layers.
Rename Layers	Rename selected layers use custom template.
Find and Replace Layer Name	Find and replace layer name.
Clear Layer Name	Clears the layer name and removes the “copy” after the layer name.
Create / Sync Link Layer	Create a link symbol layer from select group or artboard, and update the link symbol layers.
Arrange
Change Places Between Two Layers	Change two objects positions based on midpoint or coordinate origin.
Tile Objects	Tile objects with grid or any orientations.
Tile Objects by Position X (Y)	Horizontal or vertical tiling objects.
Tile Objects Horizontally (Vertically) by Index	Horizontal or vertical tile based on layer list location.
Arrange Objects	Arrange selected layers or artboard.
Order Layers By …	Change the position in the layer list based on the object X / Y value, name, type.
Reverse Layer Order	Invert the position in the layer list.
Collapse All Groups and Fit Canvas	Run “Collapse All Groups” and “Fit Canvas” for all pages.
Text
Change Texts	Change text of selected layers use custom template.
Paste as Alphabetical Order Text	Copy texts and paste as alphabetical order.
Increase / Decrease Line Height	Increase and decrease line height for all selected text layers. Plus or minus half of the value that you move objects while using Shift-Arrow key, you can change the value in Preferences – Canvas – Nudging.
Increase / Decrease Letter Spacing	Increase and decrease 0.38 letter spacing for all selected text layers.
Increase / Decrease / Reset Horizontally Scale	Increase, decrease and reset horizontally scale for all selected text layers.
Not Truncate Text	Remove the truncate text setting.
Truncate Text at Start / Middle / End	Add a ellipsis at the start / middle / end of text, when text is overflow the layer bound.
Split Text Layer	Split selected text layers to multiple layer, use new line and a separator.
Combine Text Layers	Combine selected layers to one layer.
Capitalize	Capitalize.
Change Text Orientation	Change Text Orientation for CJK text layout.
Change Typeface for Latin Character	Change the typeface for latin-character in the text layer.
Add Space Between CJK and Latin Character	Add space between Chinese and Western.
Increase/Decrease Font Weight	Increase or decrease font weight for selected layers.
Replace Fonts	Replace Fonts.
Resize to Fit Text Height	Resize text layer to fit text field height.
Toggle Auto and Fixed	Toggle selected text layers auto and fixed.
Unfixed Layer Name	Cancels the fixed layer name of the text layer so that the layer name of the text follows the content.
Charater Count	Charater cout from selected text layer or select range.
Slice
Quick Export	Direct export selected layers use export perset, not need to add slice or exportable.
Copy SVG Code	Copy SVG Code from selected slice layer.
Copy SVG Code (URL-encoded)	Copy URL-encoded SVG Code from selected slice layer for CSS background image.
Copy Slice as Base64	The slice image is copied to Base64, depending on the format and scale of the first item of the slice, you can get a different image.
Auto Slice	Create a slice based on layer with export preset.
Fast slice	Create a URL-friendly slice based on layer with export preset, without modal window.
Slice Setting	Setting the name, layer order and export option of new slice layer.
Remove All Slices	Clear all slices.
Clear All Exportables	Clear all Exportable settings.
Save/Load Export Presets	Save and load export presets.
Artboard
Paste as Artboards	Copy layers, image files or photos from iOS devices via Handoff, then paste them as artboards.
Paste as Symbol Master	Copy layers, image files or photos from iOS devices via Handoff, then paste them as symbol masters.
Artboard Form Selection	Create a new artboard from the selection object.
Artboard Form Group	Create a new artboard from group.
Artboard to Group	Artboard to group.
Select Parent Artboard	Select parent artboard for selected layers.
Artboard Navigator	Quickly go to artboard and rename it.
Resize to Fix Height / Width	Adjusts the artboard to fit the height or width.
Toggle Adjust Content on Resize	Turn on/off for all selected artboard and symbol master.
Move Artboards to Bottom of Anther	Move selected artboards or symbol masters to the bottom of another one.
Move to Page	Move selected artboards or symbol masters to another page.
Export all Artboards	Export all artboards, symbols to PNG / SVG.
Export all Artboards to HTML	Export show with HTML, searchable. When using SVG format, you can drag directly into Sketch.
Symbol
Reset to Original Width / Height / Size	Reset to original width / height / Size.
Replace Override Symbol	Find and replace override symbol for selected or all symbol instances in document.
Reset Overrides	Reset symbol overrides in selection.
Disable or Enable All Overrides	Toggle disable or enable all override for selected local symbol instances or symbol masters.
Disable Selected Overrides	Disable selected overrides for selected local symbol instances.
Select All Instance of Symbol	Select all instances of the symbol.
Select All Instances of Imported symbol	Select all instances of imported symbol (library symbol).
Rename Instances	Rename all instances, rename selection instances, rename instance by symbol master.
Rename Instances Use Text Override	Rename seleted symbol instances with the vaule of selected text override, if instance have only one text override rename the instance with this value.
Create Symbols from Selected Layers	Create symbol masters from selected layers.
Selection to Symbol Master	Change the selected layer directly into the symbol in its original position.
Detach Unused Symbol Master	Converts unused symbol templates to groups.
Remove Unused Symbols	Remove unused symbols, for Sketch 48+, with symbol preview.
Export all Symbols As PNG	Export all symbols as PNG according to the “Page / symbol” rule.
Insert Symbols	Insert local symbols that name match the regular expression.
Sync Symbol Master from Sketch File	Synchronize symbols from Sketch files base on symbol ID.
Replace Pages from Sketch File	Forcing the replacement of the same name from the Sketch file, you can import the page containing the symbol by modifying the page name.
Library
Fix Library ID Conflict	Fix library file with same document ID.
Imported Symbols Link Manage	Link imported symbols to another library, or fix the library not found error.
Replace Library	Swap all foreign symbols, styles from one library to another.
Replace Symbol With Library Symbol	Replace symbol with any library symbol.
Change symbols to Library Symbol Base Symbol ID	Change the selected/all symbols to library symbol base on symbol ID.
Change Local Text Style to Library Text Style	Change local text styles to same library text style from selected library.
Change Local Layer Style to Library Layer Style	Change local layer styles to same library layer style from selected library.
Import Document Assets from Library	Import document assets like colors, gradients and images from any library.
Import Styles from Library	Import text styles and layer styles from any library.
Add Library Preview	Add a artboard for library preview image.
Insert Symbols From Library	Insert symbol that name match the regular expression from the choose library.
Update Selected Library Symbol	Only update the selected library symbols.
Check For Library Updates	Check for library updates.
Styles
Select Layer by Layer / Text Style	Select layer by layer or text style in curret page, selected layer groups.
Select Layers with Same Style	Select layers in current page with same shared style of selected layer.
Paste Fills / Borders / Shadows / Inner Shadows / Blur / Text Style / Text Color / Text Font	After run “Edit” – “Copy” – “Copy Style ⌥⌘C”, you can paste the fills, borders, shadows, inner shadows, blur to selected layers.
Add Solid Fill from CSS Color	Fill from CSS color code.
Fill Color from Global (Document) Colors	Fill from the global (document) color fast.
Swap Fill and Border	Swap fills and borders.
Remove All Disabled Styles	Remove disabled styles in all layers of the current page.
Remove Unused Layer / Text Styles	Remove unused layer styles and text styles.
Reset Style	Reset style for selected layers.
Update Style	Update or unlink and update for selected layers.
Find and Replace Layer/Text Style Override.	Find and replace layer or text style override in current page, document or selected layers.
Create Color Guide	Create a color guide from document colors.
Create Style Guide	Greate style guide from layer styles in current document.
Create Typography Guide	Create typography style guide from text styles in current document.
Add Colors or Gradients from Selected Layers to Document	Create document colors or gradients from selected layers.
Import Document Assets from Sketch File	Import resources (colors, gradients, and patterns) from Sketch files.
Import Text Styles from Sketch File	Import text styles from Sketch files.
Import Layer Styles from Sketch File	Import a layer style from Sketch file.
Guides
Clear Guides	Clear all guides.
Grid Presets	Common Grid Presets, like 8×8, 10×10 etc.
Hide or Show All Grid/Layout	Hide or show all grid or layout of artboard.
Copy Grid/Layout/Guide	Copy the grid/layout/guide from seleted artboard.
Paste Grid/Layout/Guide	Apply the grid/layout/guide for seleted artboards, you must run Copy Grid/Layout/Guide first.
Data
Export Data From Text Layers	Export text file from the content of selected text layers.
Export Image From Layers	Export images from selected bitmap or image-fill layers.
Export Data From Symbol Instances	Export override texts and images from selected symbol instances.
Data – (Random) Image From Folder	Apply image data to shape layer or overrides from image folder.
Data – (Random) Text From File	Apply text data to text layer or overrides from text file.
Prototyping
Bring All Hotspot to Front	Bring all hotspot layer to front.
Reset Flow	Reset flow.
Remove All Hotspot	Remove all hotspot layer.
Remove Hotspot in Selected Artboards	Remove hotspot in selected artboards or symbol masters.
Development
Pick Color and Copy the HEX Code	Pick a color from screen and copy the HEX code.
Copy Selected Layer Name	Copy the selected layer name to the clipboard.
Copy ObjectID or SymbolID	When you select a layer, copy the ObjectID or SymbolID of the layer to the clipboard.
Copy SVG Path Data	Copy SVG path data code from a selected shape layer.
Show and Change Layer Info	Show and change layer’s objectID, symbolID etc.
Plugin Dev Setting	Some environment configs for Sketch plugin development.
Reload Plugins	Reload all plugins.
Utilities
Insert Layers from SVG Code	Insert shape layers from SVG code.
Insert Layer from SVG Path Data	Insert a shape layer from SVG path data code.
Export Clean Code SVG	Export or copy selected layers to clean code SVG, it can ignore layers by name or type, and optimize with SVGO.
SVG Export Setting	SVG export settings.
Nine-Slice from Bitmap Layer	Crop a bitmap layer to 9 part with resizing constraint settings.
Convert Sketch File to Other Version	Go to Sketch File for any later version of 43, you can open a high version file or go to a lower version.
Open Terminal at File Folder	Open the terminal and switch to the directory of the current document.
Switch Language	Switch Language for Sketch 45+.