bgolder

Hi, new user here. I wanted to weigh for this feature request because it is essential to my work. I'm coming from architecture and urban design where the must common workflow us to bring vector data from 3d modeling and mapping software into illustrator and then later into print layout software. A lot of the work is repetitive, and illustrators automation features never quite offered enough flexibility. The 3d modeling programs and GIS are all offering scripting languages (typically Python) that are being adopted heartily by designers, but the ability to script style information and print document creation is not so great. Illustrator has alienated a significant user base by repeatedly breaking their scripting APIs in new versions. There is a small but very active group of users who would like to have a scriptable vector art software. The author of scriptographer has recently shifted away from illustrator towards making paper.js perhaps in part due to the breaks in the illustrator API. In sum, I know tons of professional designers that would love an app like this with a scripting API, and scripting would likely be a decisive factor in switching platforms.