create rectangle on all artboard

Report · Aug 15, 2015

Hello, i've find this code by carlos is very usefull for resizing artboard, there is anyway to create rectangle on all artboard and positioning it ?

resizing artboard by carlos

#target Illustrator  
  
  
//  script.name = resizeArtboards_CS4andUp.jsx;  
//  script.description = resizes all artboards;  
//  script.requirement = one document with at least one artboard;  
//  script.parent = carlos canto // 11/4/12;  
//  script.elegant = false;  
  
if (app.documents.length > 0) {  
  
  
        //alert("more than 0");  
                    var idoc = app.activeDocument;  
  
  
        var title = "Resize All Artboards";  
  
   var mm = 2.834645; //(0 to 6)  
        var width = Number(Window.prompt ("Masukan lebar dalam mm", 510, title));  
        var height = Number(Window.prompt ("Masukan tinggi dalam mm", 400, title));  
  
  
    for (i=0; i<idoc.artboards.length; i++) {  
        var abBounds = idoc.artboards.artboardRect;// left, top, right, bottom  
  
  
        var ableft = abBounds[0]; // 0  
        var abtop = abBounds[1]; // 612  
        var abwidth = abBounds[2] - ableft; // 792 // width  
        var abheight = abtop- abBounds[3]; // 0 // height  
          
        var abctrx = abwidth/2+ableft;  
        var abctry = abtop-abheight/2;  
               
        var ableft = abctrx-width/2*mm;   
        var abtop = abctry+height/2*mm;  
        var abright = abctrx+width/2*mm;   
        var abbottom = abctry-height/2*mm;  
          
        idoc.artboards.artboardRect = [ableft, abtop, abright, abbottom];  
    }  
}  
 else  {  
        alert ("there are no open documents");  
}

example

create rectangle on artboard width and duplicate to bottom artboard

i've succesfull create vb script on coreldraw, but i'm new to this

Report · Aug 16, 2015

can you post the script you found? the screen shot is not very clear, I can hardly read the text

Report · Aug 16, 2015

I think this is what you after.

this just creates the boxes and not the text.

function make_header_and_footer(){
    var boxHeight = 25; //set this to whatever you like - value is in points.
    var blackColor = new GrayColor();
    blackColor.gray = 100;
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var pages = doc.artboards;
    for(i=0;i<pages.length;i++){
        var pageDims = pages.artboardRect;
        var head = doc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[1],pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight);
        head.stroked = false;
        head.filled = true;
        head.fillColor = blackColor;
        var foot = doc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[3]+boxHeight,pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight);
        foot.stroked = false;
        foot.filled = true;
        foot.fillColor = blackColor;
    }
}


make_header_and_footer();

Report · Aug 17, 2015

@CarlosCanto i've done written in vbs corel draw

Thanks and great Qwertyfly... thats code working

btw i've combine carloscanto script and yours and it work on all artboard, but i've been stuck on change font style

var mm = 2.834645;
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var pages = idoc.artboards;


if (app.documents.length > 0) {              


        var title = "Resize All Artboards";  
  
        var width = Number(Window.prompt ("Masukan lebar dalam mm", 510, title)); 
        var height = Number(Window.prompt ("Masukan tinggi dalam mm", 400, title)); 


    for (i=0; i<idoc.artboards.length; i++) { 
        var abBounds = idoc.artboards.artboardRect;// left, top, right, bottom 


        var ableft = abBounds[0]; // 0 
        var abtop = abBounds[1]; // 612 
        var abwidth = abBounds[2] - ableft; // 792 // width 
        var abheight = abtop- abBounds[3]; // 0 // height 
         
        var abctrx = abwidth/2+ableft; 
        var abctry = abtop-abheight/2; 
              
        var ableft = abctrx-width/2*mm;  
        var abtop = abctry+height/2*mm; 
        var abright = abctrx+width/2*mm;  
        var abbottom = abctry-height/2*mm; 
         
        idoc.artboards.artboardRect = [ableft, abtop, abright, abbottom]; 
    } 
} 
else  { 
        alert ("there are no open documents"); 
}


function make_header_footer_and_text(){ 
     
    var boxHeight = 15*mm; //set this to whatever you like - value is in points. i must convert to mm
     
    for(i=0;i<pages.length;i++){ 
        var pageDims = pages.artboardRect; 
        var head = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[1],pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight); 
        head.stroked = false; 
        head.filled = true; 
        head.fillColor = idoc.swatches.getByName( '[Registration]' ).color; 
        var foot = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[3]+boxHeight,pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight); 
        foot.stroked = false; 
        foot.filled = true; 
        foot.fillColor = idoc.swatches.getByName( '[Registration]' ).color;
        var warningText = idoc.textFrames.add();
   warningText.contents = "PERHATIAN !!! PERIKSA DAHULU SEBELUM NAIK CETAK, KESALAHAN & ISI MATERI SETELAH CETAK DILUAR TANGGUNG JAWAB KAMI !";
   warningText.top = pageDims[3]+boxHeight;
      warningText.left = pageDims[0]+(abBounds[2]/4); //cant center object
      warningText.selected = true;
      warningText.filled = true;
      warningText.fillColor = idoc.swatches.getByName( '[White]' ).color; //doesnt change color    
      redraw();
  }    
}

make_header_footer_and_text();

i'm little difficult to find reference how to center object to artboard and change font style and properties, in this case i want to change font to bold italic, and color to white

thanks

Report · Aug 17, 2015

just got some bad syntax.

but no need to loop twice.

and is a good idea to wrap all code in functions to keep the global space clean.

added a UI for entering values.

its fuggly but it works.

function window_for_getting_values(){
        var w = new Window('dialog',"resize All Artboards")
        w.statW = w.add('statictext',undefined,"Width: (in mm)");
        w.width = w.add('edittext',[0,0,100,20],"510");
        w.statH = w.add('statictext',undefined,"Height: (in mm)");
        w.height = w.add('edittext',[0,0,100,20],"400");
        w.stop = w.add('button',undefined,"Cancel");
        w.stop.onClick = function(){w.close();}
        w.go = w.add('button',undefined,"Start");
        w.go.onClick = function(){
                var height = parseFloat(w.height.text);
                var width = parseFloat(w.width.text);
                make_header_footer_and_text(width,height);
                w.close();
        }
        w.show();
}


function make_header_footer_and_text(width,height){ 
    if (app.documents.length < 1) { 
        alert ("there are no open documents"); 
        return;
    }
    var mm = 2.834645;
    var idoc = app.activeDocument;
    var pages = idoc.artboards;
    var boxHeight = 15*mm; //set this to whatever you like - value is in points. i must convert to mm  
    var regColor = new CMYKColor();
    var whiteColor = new CMYKColor(); 
    whiteColor.cyan = 0; whiteColor.magenta = 0; whiteColor.yellow = 0; whiteColor.black = 0;   
    regColor.cyan = 100; regColor.magenta = 100; regColor.yellow = 100; regColor.black = 100;
    for(i=0;i<pages.length;i++){
        var pageDims = pages.artboardRect; 
        idoc.artboards.artboardRect = [
            (pageDims[2]-pageDims[0])/2+pageDims[0]-width/2*mm, 
            (pageDims[1]-(pageDims[1]-pageDims[3])/2)+height/2*mm, 
            (pageDims[2]-pageDims[0])/2+pageDims[0]+width/2*mm, 
            (pageDims[1]-(pageDims[1]-pageDims[3])/2)-height/2*mm
        ]; 
        pageDims = pages.artboardRect; 
        var head = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[1],pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight); 
        head.stroked = false; 
        head.filled = true; 
        head.fillColor = regColor; 
        var foot = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[3]+boxHeight,pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight); 
        foot.stroked = false; 
        foot.filled = true; 
        foot.fillColor = regColor;
        var warningText = idoc.textFrames.add();
        warningText.contents = "PERHATIAN !!! PERIKSA DAHULU SEBELUM NAIK CETAK, KESALAHAN & ISI MATERI SETELAH CETAK DILUAR TANGGUNG JAWAB KAMI !";
        warningText.top = pageDims[3]+boxHeight;
        warningText.selected = true;
        warningText.textRange.characterAttributes.fillColor = whiteColor;
        warningText.textRange.characterAttributes.textFont = app.textFonts.getByName("Tahoma");
        warningText.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 7;
        warningText.left = (pageDims[0]+(pageDims[2] - pageDims[0])/2) - (warningText.width/2);
        redraw();   
    } 
} 

window_for_getting_values();

Report · Aug 17, 2015

wow that's great.. thanks @Qwertyfly

i need create a option for potrait or landscape, if artboard landscape then block set on top and bottom, else if artboard potrait then block set on left and right

but i'm little confused with reference point in pageDims

Report · Aug 17, 2015

rectangle(Top,Left,Width,Height);

artboardRect(Left,Top,Right,Bottom)

so in this script:

pageDims[0] = artboardRect(Left)

pageDims[1] = artboardRect(Top)

pageDims[2] = artboardRect(Right)

pageDims[3] = artboardRect(Bottom)

makes things a bit hard to visualize.

hope this makes it clearer...

function window_for_getting_values(){
        var w = new Window('dialog',"resize All Artboards")
        w.statW = w.add('statictext',undefined,"Width: (in mm)");
        w.width = w.add('edittext',[0,0,100,20],"510");
        w.statH = w.add('statictext',undefined,"Height: (in mm)");
        w.height = w.add('edittext',[0,0,100,20],"400");
        w.stop = w.add('button',undefined,"Cancel");
        w.stop.onClick = function(){w.close();}
        w.go = w.add('button',undefined,"Start");
        w.go.onClick = function(){
                var height = parseFloat(w.height.text);
                var width = parseFloat(w.width.text);
                make_header_footer_and_text(width,height);
                w.close();
        }
        w.show();
}


function make_header_footer_and_text(width,height){ 
    if (app.documents.length < 1) { 
        alert ("there are no open documents"); 
        return;
    }
    var mm = 2.834645;
    var idoc = app.activeDocument;
    var pages = idoc.artboards;
    var boxHeight = 15*mm; //set this to whatever you like - value is in points. i must convert to mm  
    var regColor = new CMYKColor();
    var whiteColor = new CMYKColor(); 
    whiteColor.cyan = 0; whiteColor.magenta = 0; whiteColor.yellow = 0; whiteColor.black = 0;   
    regColor.cyan = 100; regColor.magenta = 100; regColor.yellow = 100; regColor.black = 100;
    for(i=0;i<pages.length;i++){
        var pageDims = pages.artboardRect; 
        idoc.artboards.artboardRect = [
            (pageDims[2]-pageDims[0])/2+pageDims[0]-width/2*mm, 
            (pageDims[1]-(pageDims[1]-pageDims[3])/2)+height/2*mm, 
            (pageDims[2]-pageDims[0])/2+pageDims[0]+width/2*mm, 
            (pageDims[1]-(pageDims[1]-pageDims[3])/2)-height/2*mm
        ]; 
        pageDims = pages.artboardRect; 
        if(height<width){
            var textCol = whiteColor;
            var head = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[1],pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight); 
            head.stroked = false; 
            head.filled = true; 
            head.fillColor = regColor; 
            var foot = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[3]+boxHeight,pageDims[0],pageDims[2]-pageDims[0],boxHeight); 
            foot.stroked = false; 
            foot.filled = true; 
            foot.fillColor = regColor;
        }else{
            var textCol = regColor;
            var left = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[1],pageDims[0],boxHeight,pageDims[1]-pageDims[3]); 
            left.stroked = false; 
            left.filled = true; 
            left.fillColor = regColor; 
            var right = idoc.pathItems.rectangle(pageDims[1],pageDims[2]-boxHeight,boxHeight,pageDims[1]-pageDims[3]); 
            right.stroked = false; 
            right.filled = true; 
            right.fillColor = regColor;
        }
        var warningText = idoc.textFrames.add();
        warningText.contents = "PERHATIAN !!! PERIKSA DAHULU SEBELUM NAIK CETAK, KESALAHAN & ISI MATERI SETELAH CETAK DILUAR TANGGUNG JAWAB KAMI !";
        warningText.top = pageDims[3]+boxHeight;
        warningText.selected = true;
        warningText.textRange.characterAttributes.fillColor = textCol;
        warningText.textRange.characterAttributes.textFont = app.textFonts.getByName("Tahoma");
        warningText.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 7;
        warningText.left = (pageDims[0]+(pageDims[2] - pageDims[0])/2) - (warningText.width/2);
        redraw();   
    } 
} 

window_for_getting_values();

Report · Aug 17, 2015

Thank you very much, you are my savior

cool

Report · Aug 18, 2015

glad I could help

senang bisa membantu

Report · Aug 18, 2015

you can speak indonesian? that's awesome...

where do you live qweryfly

Report · Aug 18, 2015

I cheated...

Google Translate...

Australia.

I was just interested to know what your warning text was saying.

Report · Aug 18, 2015

hahaha ....

neighbouring countries

thanks again, pleased to meet you

create rectangle on all artboard

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