How to make a rectangle around activeDocument.selection?

Report · Apr 02, 2013

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!

Report · Apr 03, 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;

}

Report · Apr 07, 2013

Thanks，Damienned.

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

Report · Apr 07, 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

Report · Apr 07, 2013

Thanks,Pixxxel.

It works for me, very nice, Thank you again!

Report · Apr 08, 2013

My pleasure!

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