Artboard size

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January 26, 2023
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What´s the error code below... The artboard size no change.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allPathItems = doc.pathItems;
for (var i = 0; i < allPathItems.length; i++) {
allPathItems[i].selected = true;
}
var sel = doc.selection;
var left = sel[0].left;
var top = sel[0].top;
var right = sel[0].right;
var bottom = sel[0].bottom;
for (var i=1; i<sel.length; i++) {
left = Math.min(left, sel[i].left);
top = Math.min(top, sel[i].top);
right = Math.max(right, sel[i].right);
bottom = Math.max(bottom, sel[i].bottom);
}
doc.artboards[0].artboardRect = [left-20, top-20, right+20, bottom+20];

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Correct answer jduncan

Start here to get an idea of how to proceed with your script.

jduncan

Correct answer

Community Expert

Start here to get an idea of how to proceed with your script.

J

Julio RicardoAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you so much @jduncan

pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Hi @Julio Ricardo

I see a bigger problem with your code. It will only work in the end if it is ALWAYS only about pathItems. As soon as compoundPaths, clipping groups, nested groups or other items or effects are present, the script will generate new errors.

Question:
How are your files constructed and what exactly is your goal? Fitting the artboard to a selection? Or to the whole document content? Or, or, or ...?

Btw - this topic has been discussed here (and in other) forums quite often. So it could well be that there is already a solution to your question.

J

Julio RicardoAuthor

Inspiring

that all objects are selected and that the artboard is larger 10mm for each side (top, bottom, top and bottom)

pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Always remember: scripts are stupid. They only do what they were written for. However, they always do that well.

For this reason, an exact description is extremely important.

What elements are in your document? Do you have only one artboard? Or several? Should only one artboard be adapted to its elements? Which one? The active one?

Or several artboards to their respective content? Or should a new "superartboard" be created over all elements of all artboards? Or, or, or ...?

My script snippet in the post linked by @jduncan (written in 2021) enlarges the active artboard 10mm around the content of the artboard. But it has the restriction that for example live text is only considered with the size of its selection - and not within the limits of its visible bounds.