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zjbook
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April 3, 2013
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How to make a rectangle around activeDocument.selection?

  • April 3, 2013
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Hi,everyone!

Recently I met a awful problem. I want to make a rectangle around current selection, but Not success.

Could you help me or give some clues? Thanks!

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Correct answer pixxxelschubser

Which AI-version?

In CS3 this works for me:

// Box4selectedPath.jsx
// for selected pathItems   // CS3
// creates a green rectangle around all the selected paths (visibleBounds)
// regards pixxxelschubser
// http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1183584
var StrtPOrigin = app.activeDocument.pageOrigin;
var StrtROrigin = app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin;
app.activeDocument.pageOrigin = Array(0,0);
app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin = Array(0,0);
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var Sel = aDoc.selection;
var newRGBColor = new RGBColor();
newRGBColor.red = 0;
newRGBColor.green = 255;
newRGBColor.blue = 0;
if (Sel.length >0 ) {
    var vBounds = Sel[0].visibleBounds;
    vBounds_Li = vBounds[0];
    vBounds_Ob = vBounds[1];
    vBounds_Re = vBounds[2];
    vBounds_Un = vBounds[3];
    if (Sel.length >1 ) {
    for (i=1; i<Sel.length ; i++) {
        vBdsI = Sel.visibleBounds;
        if( vBounds_Li > vBdsI[0] ) {vBounds_Li = vBdsI[0]};
        if( vBounds_Ob < vBdsI[1] ) {vBounds_Ob = vBdsI[1]};
        if( vBounds_Re < vBdsI[2] ) {vBounds_Re = vBdsI[2]};
        if( vBounds_Un > vBdsI[3] ) {vBounds_Un = vBdsI[3]};
        }
    }

var aRectangle = aDoc.pathItems.rectangle(vBounds_Ob, vBounds_Li, vBounds_Re - vBounds_Li, vBounds_Ob - vBounds_Un);
aRectangle.strokeColor = newRGBColor;
aRectangle.strokeWidth= 2;
aRectangle.filled = false;
aRectangle.stroked = true;
aDoc.selection = null;
} else {
    alert ("no selection")
    }
app.activeDocument.pageOrigin = StrtPOrigin;
app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin = StrtROrigin;

Remember: only pathItems

1 reply

Damienned
Damienned
Inspiring
April 3, 2013

Try the following code.

Cheers Daniel

boundingbox();

function boundingbox()

{

    // zet nulpunt linksonder

    app.activeDocument.pageOrigin = Array(0,0);

    app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin = Array(0,0);

    // set variable

    var breedte = app.activeDocument.width;

    var hoogte = app.activeDocument.height;

    var doc = app.activeDocument;

    // omrekenfactor

    var omf = 2.834645;

    // maak lijnkleur aan

    var newRGBColor = new RGBColor();

    newRGBColor.red = 0;

    newRGBColor.green = 255;

    newRGBColor.blue = 0;

    var black = new GrayColor();

    black.gray = 100;

    var layercheck = 0;

    var targetDocument = app.activeDocument;

    var layerCount = targetDocument.layers.length;

    var a=1;

    for (var i=1 ; i < 2; i++) {

        if (a==1){var txt = ''; var layname = 'BB';};

        var layercheck = 0;

        for (u = layerCount -1; u >= 0; u--){

            targetLayer = targetDocument.layers;

            var layerName = new String (targetLayer.name);

                if (layerName.indexOf(layname) == 0){

                targetDocument.layers.visible= true;

                targetDocument.layers.locked= false;

                var layercheck = 1;

            }

        }

        if (layercheck == 0){

            newlayer = documents[0].layers.add();

            newlayer.name = (layname);

            newlayer.color = newRGBColor;   

        }

    }

    alignType = 'top';

    mySelection = activeDocument.selection;

        if (mySelection.length > 0) {

            anchorBounds = getPosition(mySelection[0]);

            var artLayer = doc.layers['BB'].groupItems.add();

            targetDocument.layers['BB'].preview = false;

            var breedte = bnds[2] - bnds[0];

            var hoogte = bnds[1] - bnds[3];

            var rect = artLayer.pathItems.rectangle ((bnds[1] + (20*omf)),(bnds[0] - (20*omf)), breedte + (40*omf), hoogte + (40*omf));

            rect.filled = false;

            rect.stroked = false;

        } else {

            anchorBounds = getDocPosition();

            var doc = app.activeDocument;

            var omtrekartwork = app.activeDocument.geometricBounds;

            var leftartwork = omtrekartwork[0];

            var topartwork = omtrekartwork[1];

            var rightartwork = omtrekartwork[2];

            var bottomartwork = omtrekartwork[3];

            var origin = doc.rulerOrigin;

            var leftpage    = -origin[0];

            var toppage    = -origin[1] + doc.height;

            var rightpage    = -origin[0] + doc.width;

            var bottompage    = -origin[1];

            var centerxpage    = -origin[0] + doc.width/2;

            var centerypage    = -origin[1] + doc.height/2;

            var bleedleft = leftpage - leftartwork;

            var bleedright = rightartwork - rightpage;

            var bleedtop = topartwork - toppage;

            var bleedbottom = bottompage - bottomartwork;

            var breedteartwork = rightpage - leftpage;

            var hoogteartwork = toppage - bottompage;

            if (bleedleft <= 0 && bleedright <= 0 && bleedtop <= 0 && bleedbottom <=0){

                    var artLayer = doc.layers['BB'].groupItems.add();

                    targetDocument.layers['BB'].preview = false;

                    var rect = artLayer.pathItems.rectangle ((toppage + (20*omf)),(leftpage - (20*omf)), (breedteartwork + (40*omf)), (hoogteartwork + (40*omf)));

                    rect.filled = false;

                    rect.stroked = false;

            } else {

                    if    (bleedleft >= bleedright){

                        var bleedx = bleedleft + (20*omf);

                    } else {

                        var bleedx = bleedright + (20*omf);

                    };

                    if    (bleedbottom >= bleedtop){

                        var bleedy = bleedbottom + (20*omf);

                    } else {

                        var bleedy = bleedtop + (20*omf);

                    };

                    var artLayer = doc.layers['BB'].groupItems.add();

                    targetDocument.layers['BB'].preview = false;

                    var rect = artLayer.pathItems.rectangle ((toppage + bleedy),(leftpage - bleedx), (breedteartwork + (2*bleedx)), (hoogteartwork + (2*bleedy)));

                    rect.filled = false;

                    rect.stroked = false;

            };

        };

}

function getBounds(obj) {

    var vbounds = new Array();

    if( obj.typename == 'TextFrame' ) {

        objcopy=obj.duplicate().createOutline();

        vbounds = objcopy.visibleBounds;

        objcopy.remove();

    }

    else if( (obj.typename == 'GroupItem') && !obj.clipped ) {

        vbounds = getBounds(obj.pageItems[0]);

        for( n=1; n<obj.pageItems.length; n++  ) {

            vgb = getBounds(obj.pageItems);

            if( vbounds[0] > vgb[0] ) vbounds[0] = vgb[0];

            if( vbounds[1] < vgb[1] ) vbounds[1] = vgb[1];

            if( vbounds[2] < vgb[2] ) vbounds[2] = vgb[2];

            if( vbounds[3] > vgb[3] ) vbounds[3] = vgb[3];

        }

    }

    else if( (obj.typename == 'GroupItem') && obj.clipped && (obj.pageItems.length > 1) ) {

        vbounds = getBounds(obj.pageItems[0]);

        cvgb = getBounds(obj.pageItems[1]);

        objleft = cvgb[0];

        objtop = cvgb[1];

        objright = cvgb[2];

        objbottom = cvgb[3];

        obj.pageItems[0].stroked ? so = 0 : so = 1;

        for( n=so; n<obj.pageItems.length; n++ ) {

            cvgb = getBounds(obj.pageItems);

            if( objleft > cvgb[0] ) objleft = cvgb[0];

            if( objtop < cvgb[1] ) objtop = cvgb[1];

            if( objright < (cvgb[2]) ) objright = cvgb[2];

            if( objbottom > (cvgb[3]) ) objbottom = cvgb[3];

        }

        if( vbounds[0] < objleft ) vbounds[0] = objleft;

        if( vbounds[1] > objtop ) vbounds[1] = objtop;

        if( vbounds[2] > objright ) vbounds[2] = objright;

        if( vbounds[3] < objbottom ) vbounds[3] = objbottom;

    }

    else {

        vbounds = obj.visibleBounds;

    }

    return vbounds;

}

function getPosition(obj) {

    var b = new Array();

    bnds = getBounds(obj);

    b['left']    = bnds[0];

    b['top']    = bnds[1];

    b['right']    = bnds[2];

    b['bottom']    = bnds[3];

    b['centerX']    = bnds[0] + (bnds[2]-bnds[0])/2;

    b['centerY']    = bnds[1] - (bnds[1]-bnds[3])/2;

    return b;

}

       

function getDocPosition() {

    var b = new Array();

    doc = activeDocument;

    var origin = doc.rulerOrigin;

    b['left']    = -origin[0];

    b['top']    = -origin[1] + doc.height;

    b['right']    = -origin[0] + doc.width;

    b['bottom']    = -origin[1];

    b['centerX']    = -origin[0] + doc.width/2;

    b['centerY']    = -origin[1] + doc.height/2;

    return b;

}

Z
zjbookAuthor
Known Participant
April 7, 2013

Thanks，Damienned.

But I want this script to get the green rectangle while selecting three rectangle in black stroke

pixxxelschubser
Community Expert
pixxxelschubserCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 7, 2013

Which AI-version?

In CS3 this works for me:

// Box4selectedPath.jsx
// for selected pathItems   // CS3
// creates a green rectangle around all the selected paths (visibleBounds)
// regards pixxxelschubser
// http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1183584
var StrtPOrigin = app.activeDocument.pageOrigin;
var StrtROrigin = app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin;
app.activeDocument.pageOrigin = Array(0,0);
app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin = Array(0,0);
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var Sel = aDoc.selection;
var newRGBColor = new RGBColor();
newRGBColor.red = 0;
newRGBColor.green = 255;
newRGBColor.blue = 0;
if (Sel.length >0 ) {
    var vBounds = Sel[0].visibleBounds;
    vBounds_Li = vBounds[0];
    vBounds_Ob = vBounds[1];
    vBounds_Re = vBounds[2];
    vBounds_Un = vBounds[3];
    if (Sel.length >1 ) {
    for (i=1; i<Sel.length ; i++) {
        vBdsI = Sel.visibleBounds;
        if( vBounds_Li > vBdsI[0] ) {vBounds_Li = vBdsI[0]};
        if( vBounds_Ob < vBdsI[1] ) {vBounds_Ob = vBdsI[1]};
        if( vBounds_Re < vBdsI[2] ) {vBounds_Re = vBdsI[2]};
        if( vBounds_Un > vBdsI[3] ) {vBounds_Un = vBdsI[3]};
        }
    }

var aRectangle = aDoc.pathItems.rectangle(vBounds_Ob, vBounds_Li, vBounds_Re - vBounds_Li, vBounds_Ob - vBounds_Un);
aRectangle.strokeColor = newRGBColor;
aRectangle.strokeWidth= 2;
aRectangle.filled = false;
aRectangle.stroked = true;
aDoc.selection = null;
} else {
    alert ("no selection")
    }
app.activeDocument.pageOrigin = StrtPOrigin;
app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin = StrtROrigin;

Remember: only pathItems

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