Illustrator script that compares object width to length

[florb89938654]

Hi,

For our product catalog we make linedrawings of all our products. For this we use our 3D designs and export a certain perspective into a drawing. This object we then need to fit it into a 50x50mm square artboard, put linewidth on 1pt and export it to bmp. The last two steps I'm able to complete with Actions in Illustrator.

For the first step I need to scale the object down to 50mm in width OR height, depending on the shape.

This is why I need the script that compares the object width to object length and depending on the outcome activate either a script that scales length to 50mm and the width proportionally or vice versa.

Is this possible? Does this post belong here?

[Ton Frederiks]

The Links panel has fitting options when links are replaced. Maybe this will be an option?

[florb89938654]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your reply. This would be very helpful but unfortunatly Illustrator doesn't see it as a link since I need to embed it to adjust the line width.

I found this script online that scales objects to the artboard. Unfortunatly the developer has never made a version that proportionally scales object.

I hope that someone can still help me with this.

[BJD infographics]

If only we knew who that scripting developer was...! 

[CarlosCanto]

...if we only knew.

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

I wrote a custom version for a customer, keeping items proportional, so I couldn't post it on my website. But that wouldn't work for you, unless you added artboards as image placeholders. 

do you do one item at a time? do you select an item and run your actions?

here's a script you can incorporate into your Action set.

Select ONE object before running

// resize to 50 mm
// carlos canto
// https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/illustrator-script-that-compares-object-width-to-length/td-p/10984755?page=1

var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var sel = idoc.selection[0];

var max = Math.max(sel.width, sel.height);
var targetSize = 50*72/25.4;

var percent = targetSize/max*100;

sel.resize(percent, percent);

[florb89938654]

Hi CarlosCanto,

Thank you so much! The script does exactly what I want it to do.

Might need to make a different topic for this but in Illustrator CC 2020 when I record my action and load the script the recording does not add this step to the action.

Any ideas on how to fix this? 

EDIT: I found a way around it by using the "Insert Menu Item..." under the Actions tab.

[CarlosCanto]

that's correct, glad to hear you found "Insert Menu Item..."

[schroef]

Do you mind if i use this for CEP panel i helped a on. Ive helped mevCJ upgrade his logo exporter panel. I noticed when JPG is either to small or to big, the exporter will fail to export JPG files. I had done some testing and got some code working. But could not figure out how to use scale to do it proportional. This code works like a champ!

The initial panel he designed was great! Im a graphic designer myself and was missing some features which are workflow depended. I added some features so it gives cleaner exports.

[CarlosCanto]

Hi @schroef , sure no problem, ok to use.

[schroef]

Thanks! I've implemented a check and used the code. Works like a champ!