A little Adobe Illustrator script to ease those repetitive strain sufferings...
This script automatically exports each layer in an Illustrator file as a separate PNG or PDF, in 3 easy steps:
Layer names will become the file names. Rename if needed.
Run the script (File > Scripts > Other Scripts... or use shortcut key Ctrl-F12).
Find the exported files in the same folder as your original Illustrator file.
A test Illustrator file (test.pdf) is included in the zip. Give it a try!
Only briefly tested in Illustrator CS3 (in Win XP). Let me know if you encounter any bugs.
P.S. You may also like this Layer Compose script, or check out other illustrator scripts.
— 2009. 07. 08