Can you print Set Page Boxes in a document?

Question

Just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to print "Set Page Boxes" in a pdf document. This is found under Tools>>>Print Production>>>Set Page Boxes. We output print-ready files for our clients all the time and sometimes it is helpful to show the bleed and trim boxes overlayed on the print file. I know you can show the page boxes by default under the menu Edit>>>Prefrerences>>>Page Display>>>Page Contect and Information>>> and select "Show art, trim, & bleed boxes but they only show on screen and do not print. I also know you can print trim and bleed marks under the advanced settings when you go to print (which is the next best thing) but I am hoping I am able to print the physical boxes rather than just the crop marks. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks:)

try67 · Answer

A script can be used to add annotations ("comments") to the file that match those boxes before printing, and remove them afterwards. Here's an example of adding a red box for Crop and a green one for Trim (for the first page only):

var cropBoxAnnot = this.addAnnot({type: "Square", page: 0, strokeColor: color.red, rect: this.getPageBox("Crop", 0)});
var trimBoxAnnot = this.addAnnot({type: "Square", page: 0, strokeColor: color.green, rect: this.getPageBox("Trim", 0)});
this.print();
cropBoxAnnot.destroy();
trimBoxAnnot.destroy();

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