Dimension Lines

Inches:

/*

Dimensioning - Nick Blakey 2007

This will add measurement marks and dimensions to any selected item.

This script requires that a swatch already exist for the colour "Cutter" (or "cutter")

*/

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

var selectedObject = myDocument.selection;

var activeLayer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer;

var layerName = activeLayer.name;

activeLayer.name = "Source4Measure";

// Get position of selection bounds

var myBounds = selectedObject[0].geometricBounds;

// Set up X and Y co-ordinates

var x1 = myBounds[0];

var x2 = myBounds[2];

var y1 = myBounds[1];

var y2 = myBounds[3];

// Set up data for the Measurements

var ptWidth = myBounds[2] - myBounds[0];

var ptHeight = myBounds[1] - myBounds[3];

var tmpWidth = Math.round(ptWidth);

var tmpHeight = Math.round(ptHeight);

var finalWidth = tmpWidth / 72;

var finalHeight = tmpHeight / 72;

//Find Centre of Object

var xCentre = x1 + (ptWidth / 2);

var yCentre = y1 - (ptHeight / 2);

// Find Cutter swatch position

var origSwatches = myDocument.swatches;

var swatchesLength = origSwatches.length;

for (i=0;i<swatchesLength;i++) {

  if (origSwatches.name == "cutter" || origSwatches.name == "Cutter") {

  var cutterSwatch = origSwatches;

  }

  }

// Check if Cutter swatch is defined

if (cutterSwatch == undefined) {

  alert("Please create a cutter swatch");

  }

else {

  makeDimensions();

  releaseLayer();

}

function makeDimensions() {

// Lock the active layer to prevent colour change

activeLayer.locked = true;

// Create Measurements Layer

//Now moved to separate function

/*var mLayer = myDocument.layers.add();

//mLayer.name = "Measurements";*/

mLayerCreate();

// Set Document colors to Cutter

myDocument.defaultFillColor = cutterSwatch.color;

myDocument.defaultStrokeColor = cutterSwatch.color;

// Create White Color Object for Measurement Boxes

newWhite = new CMYKColor();

newWhite.black = 0;

newWhite.cyan = 0;

newWhite.magenta = 0;

newWhite.yellow = 0;

// Create groups for measurements

var yMeasure = mLayer.groupItems.add();

yMeasure.name = "Height";

var xMeasure = mLayer.groupItems.add();

xMeasure.name = "Width";

// X Measurement Line and Endpoints

var xLine1 = xMeasure.pathItems.add();

xLine1.stroked = true;

xLine1.setEntirePath ([[x1,y1+36],[xCentre - 30,y1+36]]);

var xLine2 = xMeasure.pathItems.add();

xLine2.stroked = true;

xLine2.setEntirePath ([[xCentre + 30,y1+36],[x2,y1+36]]);

var xLineEnd1 = xMeasure.pathItems.add();

xLineEnd1.stroked = true;

xLineEnd1.setEntirePath ([[x1,y1+40],[x1,y1+32]]);

var xLineEnd2 = xMeasure.pathItems.add();

xLineEnd2.stroked = true;

xLineEnd2.setEntirePath ([[x2,y1+40],[x2,y1+32]]);

// Y Measurement Line and Endpoints

var yLine1 = yMeasure.pathItems.add();

yLine1.stroked = true;

yLine1.setEntirePath ([[x2+36,y1],[x2+36,yCentre + 30]]);

var yLine2 = yMeasure.pathItems.add();

yLine2.stroked = true;

yLine2.setEntirePath ([[x2+36,yCentre - 30],[x2+36,y2]]);

var yLineEnd1 = yMeasure.pathItems.add();

yLineEnd1.stroked = true;

yLineEnd1.setEntirePath ([[x2+32,y1],[x2+40,y1]]);

var yLineEnd2 = yMeasure.pathItems.add();

yLineEnd2.stroked = true;

yLineEnd2.setEntirePath ([[x2+32,y2],[x2+40,y2]]);

/* Create Box for X Measurement text

Deprecated by use of two lines in measurement line

var xBox = xMeasure.pathItems.rectangle (y1 + 46, xCentre - 30, 60, 20);

xBox.filled = true;

xBox.fillColor = newWhite;

xBox.fillOverprint = false;

xBox.stroked = false;*/

// Create Text for X Measurement

var xText = xMeasure.textFrames.add();

xText.contents = finalWidth + "in";

xText.top = y1 + 42;

xText.left = xCentre;

xText.paragraphs[0].paragraphAttributes.justification = Justification.CENTER;

for (i=0;i<xText.textRange.characters.length;i++) {

  xText.characters.characterAttributes.fillColor = cutterSwatch.color;

}

/* Create Box for Y Measurement Text

Deprecated by use of two lines in measurement line

var yBox = yMeasure.pathItems.rectangle (yCentre + 30, x2 + 26, 20, 60);

yBox.filled = true;

yBox.fillColor = newWhite;

yBox.fillOverprint = false;

yBox.stroked = false;*/

// Create Text for Y Measurement

var yText = yMeasure.textFrames.add();

yText.contents = finalHeight + "in";

yText.rotate (-90); //, true, false, false, false, Transformation.CENTER);

yText.top = yCentre;

yText.left = x2 + 30;

yText.paragraphs[0].paragraphAttributes.justification = Justification.CENTER;

for (i=0;i<yText.textRange.characters.length;i++) {

  yText.characters.characterAttributes.fillColor = cutterSwatch.color;

  }

}

function mLayerCreate() {

  var mLayerNotExists = true;

// Check if measurements layer exists

for(i = 0; i < activeDocument.layers.length; i++){

  if(activeDocument.layers.name == "Measurements"){

  mLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers; // not using var to declare makes it global

  mLayerNotExists = false;

  }

}

// Create Measurements Layer

if(mLayerNotExists){

mLayer = myDocument.layers.add();// not using var to declare makes it global

mLayer.name = "Measurements";

}

}

function releaseLayer(){

  for(i = 0; i < activeDocument.layers.length; i++) {

  if(activeDocument.layers.name == "Source4Measure") {

  activeDocument.layers.name = layerName;

  activeDocument.layers.locked = false;

  activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers;

  }

  }

  // Set Document colors back to Default

  black = new CMYKColor();

  black.black = 100;

  myDocument.defaultFillColor = newWhite;

  myDocument.defaultStrokeColor = black;

  }