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birnerseff
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June 19, 2020
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script access to transformation frame

  • June 19, 2020
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Hi,

 

is there a way to detect transformations applied to an object? In the UI, I can just rotate / scale / shear art items, and until I reset transformation frame, I can see how the object was transformed. I would like to do that from a script.

It seems there is no script access - could the matrix be accessed from an SDK plugin?

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renél80416020
renél80416020
Inspiring
June 24, 2020

Bonjour!

Pour ce qui est de la rotation et BBAccumRotation,

On le reconnaît d'après le rectangle de sélectoin:

Lobjet rouge PathItem
Tag: (BBAccumRotation , 0.785398)

L'objet bleu PathItem

No tag

De elleere j'ai toute une série de scripts sur ce sujet me contacter par mail.

 

 

    MilosR
    MilosR
    Inspiring
    June 24, 2020

    Тако је пријатељу, све смо ми тебе разумели.

     

    Лепо сам написао да понекад Илустратор не враћа податак о ротацији или смицању објекта. Mоже да се деси да податак о извршеној трансформацији не постоји, свакако ниси нам дао детаљан опис свог проблема.

      MilosR
      MilosR
      Inspiring
      June 25, 2020

      Salut MilosR

      Il semblkerait que tu as de gros problèmes ?

       


      My friend, I am willing to help, and how can I help you if i do not understand you. I do not have a problem if you write in your own language, but you see that here we talk in English. I did same thing you did, that's all, write in my own language. You can always create a new thread and use any language, i wont complain. What the discussion would look like if everyone posts in their own language.

       

        pixxxelschubser
        Community Expert
        pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 23, 2020

        Hi @birnerseff,

        maybe here you will find some more informations.

        How to get the angle of an object ? 

          MilosR
          MilosR
          Inspiring
          June 22, 2020

          Illustrator stores applied skew angle and rotation angle inside dictionaries, you can access dictionary entries using Dictionary suites (using SDK), I am not sure about scripting, but there is probably an option there too.

           

          Search for following Dictionary keys: BBAccumRotation, BBAccumShear.

           

          Hovewer, in some cases Illustrator does not store those values, not sure why (i think it is the case when you apply transformations using transformation panel), and depending on object there is no way to get transformation matrix.

           

          For example, if user creates path art (rectangle) and then apply skew transformation using transform panel (shift+f8) Illustrator first do expand, then transform points of path, this is now new transformed path object with new points, to get original path you need to have angle to apply inverse transformation, but you cannot get applied skew angle using SDK. In this case neither user can reset transformation.

           

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/script-access-to-transformation-frame/td-p/11220995?page=1

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