Sketch script for exporting artboards to separate .sketch files

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sketch-artboards-to-documents

Sketch script for exporting artboards to separate .sketch files

Instructions

1. Backup your .sketch file, it's going to be destroyed.
2. Select all artboards you want to export to .sketch files.
3. Run this script and find your new .sketch files on Desktop.

sketch-artboards-to-documents.cocoascript

var sketch = require('sketch')
var Document = require('sketch/dom').Document

var currentDocument = sketch.getSelectedDocument()
var selectedLayers = currentDocument.selectedLayers

if (selectedLayers.length === 0) {
  console.log('No layers are selected.')
} else {
  selectedLayers.forEach(function (layer, i) {
    console.log('Exporting document ' + (i + 1) + '. ' + layer.name)
    var newDocument = new Document()
    layer.parent = newDocument.selectedPage
    newDocument.save('~/Desktop/' + layer.name + '.sketch')
    newDocument.close()
  })
}