Get x/y position (and width/height) of the transform box of a layer (not chopped off bounds)

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Hi there,There are tons of great scripts out there to query the position and size of layers (e.g. outlined in this thread Export layer coordinates, layer width and height? )However, I can't seem to find a way / to get the top left anchor position of the transfrom bounding box. All scripts I could find use "bounds" which chopps off everything that's not visible in the layer. But I would need the actual values that do show up in the info box while working in Photoshop. Is there any way to get those values out to a text file. Batch/Script would be awesome, but any hint helps. Thanks!I hope this picture clarifies what I am after. Notice that the box is way bigger than the actual layer content (I don't need the precisely cut-out bat that "bounds" gives you!)Cheers,Til

r-bin · Accepted Answer

Read this topic. Maybe this is itGet Layer Transform X Y Top Left Coordinate Position

r-bin · Answer

If the layer is normal and has only a mask, then you can try.

var tmp = activeDocument.activeLayer.layerMaskDensity;
activeDocument.activeLayer.layerMaskDensity = 0;
alert(activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds)
activeDocument.activeLayer.layerMaskDensity = tmp;

You can also get the "boundsNoMask" property for the layer via the AM code.

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