Illustrator CS6: Change artboard size / final saved file dimensions to match bounds of content

Question

Consider the following two images:

The second image is my desired result: the artboard dimensions perfectly match the layer/selection/content. However, I had to resize the artboard manually. Is there a way to do this automatically? Ultimately I'm saving the file as an SVG. Rather than resizing the artboard, is there some setting that tells illustrator to export a file with the final dimensions being the size of the content or selection? Some googling suggests that this was possible in CS3 using Save for Web, but I didn't see any option like this in CS6.

Answer 1

Simply select the art work then choose Object > Artboards > Fit to Artwork Bounds from the menu. Assign a custom shortcut to that command if you use it often.

Answer 2

In CS5, you can just click the object with the Artboard Tool and an artboard will be created around it. (You can then click the original artboard and delete it if it's in your way.) Is that doable in CS6?

In Save for Web for CS6, look in the Image Size section on the right and you should see a checkbox to "Clip to Artboard." Toggle that to see how it goes from exporting based on the artboard size vs the dimensions of all objects in the workspace.

But that won't help you export SVG. I didn't see anything in SVG export settings that lets you crop to artwork rather than artboard. This could be possible with scripting? But I didn't see anything native. If someone else knows about this definitely correct me.