Illustrator Scripting :: Create A Rectangle Around Object?
Oct 3, 2012Can this be done in illustrator scripting??
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creating a rectangle around selected object or objects and set margins...
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Illustrator Scripting :: How To Shear Rectangle
Jul 3, 2013How can i shear rectangle? There is similar question. [URL] .... But i can't understand answer in there.
JavaScript Reference has 'getRotationMatrix', 'getScaleMatrix', 'getTranslationMatrix'.
But there is NOT 'getShearMatrix'!! How i can shear rectangle?
Illustrator Scripting :: Creating Bounding Rectangle And Selecting Particular Objects?
Aug 23, 2012I'm extremely new to scripting; I managed to create a script to extend the artboard of my documents (which I was extremely proud of given my inexperience!) and another to align a couple of objects alongside each other, but my attempts to script some new code has met with failure.
Firstly, I need some Illustrator CS4 Javascript code that will create a bounding rectangle for the selected object(s). The selected object(s) will always be rectangular; no irregularly-shaped objects. I know this should be simple, but I can't work out the variables/attributes involved.
Secondly, some code to select the leftmost object in a document. And the equivalent for the rightmost object.
If it makes any difference, I'll be stitching these scripts together with an action to achieve the following workflow.
Two EPS files are dragged into an empty document as 'Linked Files'.The two Linked Files are aligned alongside each other. (Using a script I've already written.)The leftmost Linked File is selected and has a bounding rectangle created, which is then used to mask the Linked Object.The rightmost Linked File is then selected and has a bounding rectangle created, which is then used to mask the Linked Object.Both masked Linked Files are selected, and a bounding rectangle is created to mask them into the same Clipping Mask group.The artboard is set to the dimensions of this combined masked pair (I've managed to write that script already).The Linked Files are embedded into the document.
The reason for this is because we have EPS map files exported from AutoCAD that are left- and right-hand pages. These need to be combined into one file, but when they are brought in they lose their masks as the BBOX element is not recognised by Illustrator. The double-masking in my process above is needed to ensure that content from either map doesn't overlap the other half of the map.
3ds Max Modeling :: How To Create Object That Morphs From Rectangle
Jan 8, 2014I have to make a piece of geometry that joins a rectangle peice of duct to a circular peice. It doesn't need to be hollow...the inside will never be seen.
I've tried a few things but modeling isnt my strong suit.
Max 2014 (SP2)
Win 7 64-bit; Dual Xeon E5-2687W @ 3.10 GHz; 64 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570; Quadro 4000
Illustrator Scripting :: Symbol Is Within Rectangle Vector Area / Parent Child Relationship In HTML
May 30, 2012I think the execution would be relatively easy. how to tell detect if a symbol is within a rectangle vector area. so almost like a parent child relationship in HTML goes? was thinking about getting top bottom left and right of a layer called parent then checking all layers below it (maybe they have "child" naming scene, so i can match by layer name) if the top bottom left and right are >=/<= the one above it. so it is basically detecting if a box is inside another box.
URL...need to detect is symbol1 is within div1 or 2 and same with symbol2
Illustrator :: Rectangle Isn't Showing When Highlight Object With Selection Tool?
Jan 27, 2014I am no longer able to change size of an object as the size rectangle doesn't surround it anymore when i highlight it.
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Mar 16, 2013the Script of creating mirror text and stroke text in Adobe illustrator scripting.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Create A Borderless Coloured Rectangle
Aug 8, 2012This is probably quite simple but the answer eludes me. What I want to do is to create a borderless coloured rectangle (which I can do!), then drag text over it and cut the text out so it leaves the original rectangle with transparent text if you know what I mean.
I can easily do this in PS with the magic lasso but obviously I lose the quality when re-importing it back into AI.
Illustrator :: How To Create A Rectangle Per Entering Dimensions
Oct 18, 2013how to create a rectangle per entering dimensions rather than by drawing it
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Aug 16, 2011How to Raster a object in illustrator with scripting?
View 7 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: How To Add Prototype To Layers Object
Jan 24, 2013I am trying to add a prototype to the Layers object so I can do something like try{ .getByName(name) catch{ return null. For when the named layer doesn't exist. (It gives an error for me in CS5). So unfortunately me trying to go Layers.prototype. my method doesn't seem to work at all.
View 3 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Get Position Of Selected Object
Oct 4, 2012is there a way to get position of any selected object? It seems like normally you have to dive into specific item like textFrames to get position, but was curious if there was a generic way of doing this for selected objects.
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Moving Object (JSX) Using Its Width?
Mar 17, 2013Is there any way to move a object using its width? ex: "move to left a box with 10cm(width) using this value (10cm)". But I want to capture the width of any selected object.
Another thing: i want to select objects with same fillcolor and do something like: pathfinder>>add;
Illustrator Scripting :: Print Properties Of Object
Apr 26, 2012Trying to see what the properties of an object are so I wrote a function, doesn't seem to work though. it is definitely an object though.
alert(typeof selection); //returns object
function printType(obj) {
var key;
for(key in obj) {
if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
[Code] ......
Illustrator Scripting :: Select All Except Locked Object?
Aug 9, 2013i want to select all the object , but i locked certain object it show error while submiting below code
myDoc = app.activeDocument;
myPageItems = myDoc.pageItems;
for (i=0;i<myPageItems.length;i++)
{
myPageItems[i].selected = true;
}
modify above code to select all objects except locked object or i want to select objects outside active artboard
Illustrator Scripting :: Determining KEY Object In A Selection Via JavaScript
Feb 20, 2013Is there a way to determine which object in a selection is the key object? For example: draw 10 squares on a layer, select all of them, click on one of the 10 and it becomes the Key Object (heavy border) for things like Distribute Spacing on the Align pallete. I can determine that a particular object is selected via ActiveDocument.Selection.PathItem[n].Selected = true/false. But I can't figure out how to find out if this is the KeyObject. The ultimate goal is to modify the below script so that it uses the KeyObject as the reference and not the object on the bottom-most layer.
Here is the Script - from [URL]
mySelection = activeDocument.selection;
if (mySelection.length>0){
if (mySelection instanceof Array) {
[Code]....
Illustrator Scripting :: Rename Layer Using Name Of Enclosed Object
Feb 17, 2014I'm trying to build a map of the world that includes provinces and sub-provinces (counties). I will be animating it in AE. AE only sees the top layers so it is imparative that the name of the top layer corresponds the the correct province. Unfortunately all the provinces are not layers. They are objects. I can use the "Release to Layers" command to get all objects nested into top level layers. But the top level layers have generic names (Layer 1, Layer2, Layer 3). The objects nested within these layers have the correct name.
Is there a script that will rename the top level layer using the name given to the object nested within that layer? If not, how to create one?
Here's a link to one of the files: world_all_provinces_Senegal divisions. Level 1_area.zip
Illustrator Scripting :: Making Object The Artboard Size?
Jan 24, 2012trying to make an object the exact size of the artboard. This is something I do on a daily basis for several different reasons and it would be very useful if this can happen automatically for whatever size the artboard may be. As I understand it the only way is with a script but I have no experience with making illustrator scripts, im definately no programmer. I have set up quickkeys in the past to copy from the artboard inputs when you are on the artboard tool but these round to the nearest .01 and this is not accurate enough for what I am working with. Also if I do this with multiple pages open illustrator is very slow to respond to the artboard tool.
Below is a script that I saw on here that I believe may contain what I need but now knowing programming. Where to start on editing. All I need is the part where an object is placed on the artboard that is the exact same size as the artboard.
#target illustrator function main() { if (app.documents.length == 0) { alert('Open a document before running this script'); return; // Stop script here no doc open… } else { var docRef = app.activeDocument; with (docRef) { if (selection.length == 0)
[Code].....
Illustrator Scripting :: Select All Objects Infront Of Or Behind Object?
Feb 23, 2012I'd like to select an object and have a script select all objects behind that object, within that objects bounds. I believe this is possible with z-order? But I've never worked with Z-orders before
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May 30, 2013When I run the script for an object selection, I want each object to have its color set to the underlying color as if I had used the eyedropper tool. Is this something that can be scripted?
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Select ALL Objects Directly Below Object?
Feb 21, 2014Is there a way to simply select all object directly below an objects?
I found this script here but it doesn't seem to work.
//DESCRIPTION:Select Below
// A Jongware Script
if (app.documents.length && app.selection.length)
{
ypos = app.selection[0].visibleBounds[3];
[Code] .....
Here's an example file. I'm trying to select eveything below the yellow polygon.
This would be very useful in another project with many small objects bunch together below many larger objects. I want to group the small objects that are bellow the larger object together without having to manually select each objects (there are thousands of objects so a script would be ideal).
Illustrator Scripting :: EPS JavaScript Saves More Than Visible Object
Oct 28, 2009In prior versions of illustrator we used a script that basically saved the visible bounds of a masked object as an EPS file. With the upgrade to CS4 and Multiple Artboards this save function (EPSSaveOptions) no longer does the same visible bounds. I have read several post of similar issues, but what I am asking is:
In there a way to make the visible bounds of the eps file equal the artboard on the active artboard only? The artboard seems to be driving the crop box. When I manually save the file as EPS the visible bounds are correct. When I save from the script it is not? As with other posts I do not want to go backwards within compatibility...I would like to keep the file at the CS4 level. What command am I missing? We have tried making the crop box = visibleBounds to no avail.
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Debug Script Palette Button / Object
Jun 28, 2013I've got a script that creates a palette that does some calculations when a button is pressed - but something in the script is failing silently. (this question is about how to debug things like this, not what the problem is in my specific script)
I've read the debugging tips in the Javascript tools guide, and based on that, re-opened the script in the Extendscript Toolkit instead of my usual text editor, chosen Illustrator, and hit the green 'Go' button. But, either I've missed something fundamental, or this isn't designed for palettes - the script runs in Illustrator, successfully pops up the palette, considers the job done, pats itself on the back, and closes the palette before I can begin debugging the button.
I'm looking for something where I can test the palette doing regular Illustrator work and see debug messages, set breakpoints, etc. I've tried the old-school approach of just filling the code with 'alert("blah")'s but it doesn't work - my code reaches an
" if(app.activeDocument.selection.length){ alert(1);} else {alert(2);} "
and doesn't alert either of them, or give any error message.
If I was working in a browser, I'd just plonk in a "console.log( app.activeDocument.selection )" and browse the object structure to see what's going on, is there any Illustrator equivalent?
Illustrator Scripting :: Change Stroke Color Of Object In A Script?
Nov 26, 2012I need the finished script to create a rectangle with no fill and a 20% gray stroke to outline each artboard. I dug this up off these boards, which works perfectly except the rectangles created have no fill or stroke. certainly save me a lot of time drawing rectangles on a daily basis.
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var artboardRef = docRef.artboards;
for(i=0;i<artboardRef.length;i++){
var top=artboardRef[i].artboardRect[1] ;
var left=artboardRef[i].artboardRect[0];
var width=artboardRef[i].artboardRect[2]-artboardRef[i].artboardRect[0];
var height=artboardRef[i].artboardRect[1]-artboardRef[i].artboardRect[3];
var rect = docRef.pathItems.rectangle (top, left, width, height);
rect.fillColor = rect.strokeColor = new NoColor();
}
Illustrator Scripting :: Create CDATA In XML?
Dec 17, 2013What if for some reason a person wants to actually make an XML file and stick some <![CDATA[]]> in it? I looked through some manuals & OMV fairly quickly to discover no methods for that. Was wondering if there was some technique.And, just as pointed out in the indesign forums, a string of "]]>" makes the script hang up and debugging have to be stopped with the final message "Cannot execute".
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May 9, 2013Is there a script that can create layers with csv file?
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Create A Palette With Some Buttons
Feb 8, 2013I am writing a script for Illustrator. I created a palette with some buttons. I like to keep the palette open while working in Illustrator. The problem is, that the buttons don't work. For example, I have a delete button that should delete my active selection. When I change the Window Type from palette to dialog everything works correctly.
var w = new Window ("palette");
w.orientation = "row";
w.text = "Path Transform";
var f = File ("/C/icons/corner-tr.png");
var corner_tr = w.add ("iconbutton", undefined, f );
var corner_tl = w.add ("iconbutton", undefined, f );
var corner_br = w.add ("iconbutton", undefined, f );
var corner_bl = w.add ("iconbutton", undefined, f );
corner_tr.onClick = function () {
selectedObject[0].remove();
createLines();
}
Illustrator Scripting :: Create Files With JavaScript?
May 5, 2012I would like make a config file for my script that i would like to put in the %appdata%adobe folder.
How can i reah the value of %appdata% inside javascript?How do i create and read files?
I am currently reading the Extendscript javascript toolsguide but i cant figure out how to create a file:
Should not this code create a file in C: directory?
Fille = new File('C: est.txt');
Fille.write("Testwriting!");
Fille.close();
Illustrator Scripting :: Create A Panel With JavaScript?
Jan 26, 2013As I´m studying JavaScript and the user interface creation...would like to ask (more for curiosity):
Is it possible to create a new panel for Illustrator using JavaScript? Or this is only possible using C++?
(in the Window Class UI we have the "palette" creation method..so wondering the result of it too)
Illustrator Scripting :: Add Linear Gradient To Object - Change Angle From 0 To90 Degrees?
Mar 2, 2012Almost every time I add a linear gradient to an object I want to change the angle from 0 to 90 degrees.
Is there a script that I could use for this, so that I could assign a keyboard shortcut and press that instead of clicking the box & typing 90 all the time? (i.e. select an object, run a script & it would apply the standard black to white linear gradient at 90 degrees instead of 0.)
Illustrator Scripting :: Create A Duplicate Gradient Swatch
Aug 5, 2013I'm trying to challenge myself here, I want to create a copy of every gradient in the active document and give it an assigned name like "Batman 1" "Batman 2" ect.
I can add new gradients and set their stop colors ect but I can't figure out how to create a perfect copy of the gradient in the swatch library.
I've been looking and the only thing I found that comes close was an older script that's only compatibale with CS. In this they're copying EVERYTHING I just wanna stick to gradients at the moment. Here's the link: [URL]
I looked to this as an example of how to do something like this but since it wont work with CS6 I cant really experiment or tinker to figure out how it works.