I presume it't a built in script in InDesign: CropMarks.jsx
main();
function main(){
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (app.documents.length != 0){
if (app.selection.length > 0){
switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
case "Rectangle":
case "Oval":
case "Polygon":
case "GraphicLine":
case "Group":
case "TextFrame":
case "Button":
myDisplayDialog();
break;
default:
alert("Please select a page item and try again.");
break;
}
}
else{
alert("Please select an object and try again.");
}
}
else{
alert("Please open a document, select an object, and try again.");
}
}
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"CropMarks"});
with(myDialog){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myCropMarksGroup = enablingGroups.add({staticLabel:"Crop Marks", checkedState:true});
with (myCropMarksGroup){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Options:"});
with (dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Length:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Offset:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Stroke Weight:"});
}
with (dialogColumns.add()){
var myCropMarkLengthField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:6, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myCropMarkOffsetField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:3, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myCropMarkWidthField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:.25, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
}
}
}
var myRegMarksGroup = enablingGroups.add({staticLabel:"Registration Marks", checkedState:true});
with (myRegMarksGroup){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Options:"});
with (dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Inside Radius:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Outside Radius:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Offset:"});
}
with (dialogColumns.add()){
var myRegMarkInnerRadiusField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:2, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myRegMarkOuterRadiusField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:4,editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myRegMarkOffsetField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:3, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
}
}
}
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Draw Marks Around:"});
var myRangeButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
with(myRangeButtons){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Each Object", checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Entire Selection"});
}
}
}
}
var myReturn = myDialog.show();
if (myReturn == true){
//Get the values from the dialog box.
var myDoCropMarks = myCropMarksGroup.checkedState;
var myDoRegMarks = myRegMarksGroup.checkedState;
var myCropMarkLength = myCropMarkLengthField.editValue;
var myCropMarkOffset = myCropMarkOffsetField.editValue;
var myCropMarkWidth = myCropMarkWidthField.editValue;
var myRegMarkInnerRadius = myRegMarkInnerRadiusField.editValue;
var myRegMarkOuterRadius = myRegMarkOuterRadiusField.editValue;
var myRegMarkOffset = myRegMarkOffsetField.editValue;
var myRange = myRangeButtons.selectedButton;
myDialog.destroy();
//"||" is logical OR in JavaScript.
if ((myDoCropMarks != false) || (myDoRegMarks != false)){
myDrawPrintersMarks(myRange, myDoCropMarks, myDoRegMarks, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myRegMarkOffset);
}
else{
alert("No printers marks were selected.");
}
}
else{
myDialog.destroy();
}
}
function myDrawPrintersMarks(myRange, myDoCropMarks, myDoRegMarks, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myRegMarkOffset){
var myBounds, myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myObject;
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myOldRulerOrigin = myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin;
myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.spreadOrigin;
//Save the current measurement units.
var myOldXUnits = myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
var myOldYUnits = myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
//Set the measurement units to points.
myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
//Create a layer to hold the printers marks (if it does not already exist).
var myLayer = myDocument.layers.item("myCropMarks");
try{
myLayerName = myLayer.name;
}
catch (myError){
var myLayer = myDocument.layers.add({name:"myCropMarks"});
}
//Get references to the Registration color and the None swatch.
var myRegistrationColor = myDocument.colors.item("Registration");
var myNoneSwatch = myDocument.swatches.item("None");
//Process the objects in the selection.
myBounds = myDocument.selection[0].visibleBounds;
for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDocument.selection.length; myCounter ++){
myObject = myDocument.selection[myCounter];
myBounds = myObject.visibleBounds;
//Set up some initial bounding box values.
if ((myRange != 0)&&(myCounter==0)){
myX1 = myBounds[1];
myY1 = myBounds[0];
myX2 = myBounds[3];
myY2 = myBounds[2];
}
if(myRange == 0){
if (myDoCropMarks == true){
myDrawCropMarks (myBounds[1], myBounds[0], myBounds[3], myBounds[2], myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
if (myDoRegMarks == true){
myDrawRegMarks (myBounds[1], myBounds[0], myBounds[3], myBounds[2], myRegMarkOffset, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myCropMarkWidth,myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
}
else{
//Compare the bounds values to the stored bounds.
//If a given bounds value is less than (for x1 and y1) or
//greater than (for x2 and y2) the stored value,
//then replace the stored value with the bounds value.
if (myBounds[0] < myY1){
myY1 = myBounds[0];
}
if (myBounds[1] < myX1){
myX1 = myBounds[1];
}
if (myBounds[2] > myY2){
myY2 = myBounds[2];
}
if (myBounds[3] > myX2){
myX2 = myBounds[3];
}
}
}
if(myRange != 0){
if (myDoCropMarks == true){
myDrawCropMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth,myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
if (myDoRegMarks == true){
myDrawRegMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myRegMarkOffset, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
}
myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = myOldRulerOrigin;
//Set the measurement units back to their original state.
myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = myOldXUnits;
myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = myOldYUnits;
}
function myDrawCropMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
//Upper left crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY1, myX1-myCropMarkOffset, myY1, myX1-(myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength)], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY1-myCropMarkOffset, myX1, myY1-(myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength), myX1], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Lower left crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY2, myX1-myCropMarkOffset, myY2, myX1-(myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength)], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY2+myCropMarkOffset, myX1, myY2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength, myX1], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Upper right crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY1, myX2+myCropMarkOffset, myY1, myX2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY1-myCropMarkOffset, myX2, myY1-(myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength), myX2], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Lower left crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY2, myX2+myCropMarkOffset, myY2, myX2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY2+myCropMarkOffset, myX2, myY2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength, myX2], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
function myDrawRegMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myRegMarkOffset, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
var myBounds
var myXCenter = myX1 + ((myX2 - myX1)/2);
var myYCenter = myY1 + ((myY2 - myY1)/2);
var myTargetCenter = myRegMarkOffset+(myRegMarkOuterRadius);
//Top registration target.
myBounds = [myY1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius), myXCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, (myY1-myTargetCenter)+myRegMarkInnerRadius, myXCenter + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius), myXCenter, (myY1-myTargetCenter)+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myXCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY1-myTargetCenter, myXCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myY1-myTargetCenter, myXCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Left registration target.
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, myX1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius), myYCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius, (myX1 - myTargetCenter) + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter, myX1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius), myYCenter, myX1 -myRegMarkOffset]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX1-myTargetCenter, myYCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX1-myTargetCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Bottom registration target.
myBounds = [myY2+(myTargetCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius), myXCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, myY2+ myTargetCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius, myXCenter + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY2+myRegMarkOffset, myXCenter, myY2+myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myXCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY2+myTargetCenter, myXCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myY2 + myTargetCenter, myXCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Right registration target.
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, myX2+(myTargetCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius), myYCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius, myX2 + myTargetCenter + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter, myX2+myRegMarkOffset, myYCenter, myX2+myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX2+myTargetCenter, myYCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX2+myTargetCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
function myDrawLine(myBounds, myStrokeWeight, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
app.activeWindow.activeSpread.graphicLines.add(myLayer, undefined, undefined,{strokeWeight:myStrokeWeight, fillColor:myNoneSwatch, strokeColor:myRegistrationColor, geometricBounds:myBounds})
}
function myDrawTarget(myBounds, myStrokeWeight, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
app.activeWindow.activeSpread.ovals.add(myLayer, undefined, undefined, {strokeWeight:myStrokeWeight, fillColor:myNoneSwatch, strokeColor:myRegistrationColor, geometricBounds:myBounds})
}
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