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Thanks! Awesome! BTW why do you use ""Rectangle Frame tool" and not "Rectangle tool" is there any difference? ... View more

By "Create a new graphic frame" You mean - Create a new spreadsheet? ... View more

Yes i tried to ungroup it. here is the file:   telavivinf.com/temp/forum Folder.rar   ... View more

i see. thanks. ... View more

Thank you so much. btw, this script doesnt work on illustrator. is illustrator uses another language for scripts? ... View more

sorry i pasted the wrong code:   //DESCRIPTION:Label image with its size // Jongware, 13-Jan-2012 // No Guarantees, Etc. if (app.documents.length && app.selection.length == 1 && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty("paths")) { if (app.version < 6) labelItem(app.selection[0]); else app.doScript(labelItem, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, app.selection[0], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Label Image Size"); } else { alert ("No valid selection.\nPlease select one single object with the black arrow before running this script."); } function labelItem (item) { // Save current selected layer because adding one will make it active! activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layoutWindows[0].activeLayer; // Make sure the layer "ImageSize" exists try { app.activeDocument.layers.add({name:"ImageLabel", ignoreWrap:true, layerColor: [0,0,0], printable: false}); } catch (_) { } reportLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.item("ImageLabel"); // Make sure the swatch "ImageGreen" exists try { app.activeDocument.colors.add({name:"ImageLabel", space:ColorSpace.RGB, colorValue:[90,192,90], colorModel:ColorModel.PROCESS}); } catch (_) { } reportGreen = app.activeDocument.swatches.item("ImageLabel"); // Make sure the paragraph style "ImageSize" exists try { app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.add({name:"ImageLabel", appliedFont:"Arial", pointSize:12, fillColor:reportGreen, justification: Justification.CENTER_ALIGN}); } catch (_) { } reportStyle = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.item("ImageLabel"); // Make sure measurement units are in inches hmmu = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits; vmmu = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits; app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES_DECIMAL; app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES_DECIMAL; // .. and Smart Quotes is Off sqt = app.activeDocument.textPreferences.typographersQuotes; app.activeDocument.textPreferences.typographersQuotes = false; // Save all of the previous settings to be able to restore them later :slightly_smiling_face: // fetch width and height for the numbers, left and bottom for the lines gb = item.geometricBounds; // gb now holds [ top, left, bottom, right ] values -- get shorthand values top = gb[0]; left = gb[1]; bottom = gb[2]; right = gb[3]; width = Math.round(Math.abs(right - left)*1000)/1000; height= Math.round(Math.abs(bottom - top)*1000)/1000; // Retrieve the current page. // Actually, in CS5 and newer, page items have a property for this (parentPage), // but I don't have that one near, and it's also nicer to make it work in CS4 // (and possibly even in older versions). pg = item.parent; while (1) { if (pg instanceof InsertionPoint) pg = pg.parentTextframes[0]; if (pg instanceof Document || pg instanceof Spread || pg instanceof Page) break; pg = pg.parent; } // Draw text frame #1: Height // Put it at the left of the selection, 0.5" wide and 0.2" off the left side frh = pg.textFrames.add(reportLayer, {geometricBounds:[ top, left - 0.7, top + height, left - 0.2 ], textFramePreferences: {verticalJustification: VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN, ignoreWrap: true } }); // ... and put text into it. frh.insertionPoints[0].appliedParagraphStyle = reportStyle; frh.contents = String(Math.round(height * 25.4)); // Draw text frame #2: Width // Put it at 0.2" off the bottom of the selection, 0.25" high, full width for convenience frw = pg.textFrames.add(reportLayer, {geometricBounds:[ bottom + 0.2, left, bottom + 0.2 + 0.25, left + width ], textFramePreferences: {verticalJustification: VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN, ignoreWrap: true } }); // ... and put text into it. frw.insertionPoints[0].appliedParagraphStyle = reportStyle; frw.contents = String(Math.round(width * 25.4)); // Add vertical (height) line lnh = pg.graphicLines.add (reportLayer, {strokeColor:reportGreen, strokeWeight:0.5}); // It appears in a default position so move it to the right one lnh.paths[0].entirePath = [ [left - 0.15, top ], [left - 0.15, bottom ] ]; // add top stroke; it's 0.05" wide so offset left and right with 0.025" lnh.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [left-0.15 - 0.025, top ], [left-0.15 + 0.025, top] ] }); // add bottom stroke lnh.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [left-0.15 - 0.025, bottom ], [left-0.15 + 0.025, bottom] ] }); // Add horizontal (width) line lnw = pg.graphicLines.add (reportLayer, {strokeColor:reportGreen, strokeWeight:0.5}); // Again we move it to the right position lnw.paths[0].entirePath = [ [left, bottom + 0.15 ], [right, bottom + 0.15 ] ]; // Add end caps as above lnw.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [left, bottom+0.15 - 0.025 ], [left, bottom+0.15 + 0.025] ] }); lnw.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [right, bottom+0.15 - 0.025 ], [right, bottom+0.15 + 0.025] ] }); // At this point we added four items: 2 text frames and 2 graphic lines. // Group them together for convenience app.activeDocument.groups.add ( [ frh, frw, lnh, lnw ] ); // Restore old layer selection app.activeDocument.layoutWindows[0].activeLayer = activeLayer; // Restore previous global settings app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = hmmu; app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = vmmu; app.activeDocument.textPreferences.typographersQuotes = sqt; } ... 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ok thanks. i just ommited the " " " / "cm" beacuse i tried to type ס"מ which means "cm" on my language (hebrew) but the script fails to except hebrew letter as much as i understand. ... View more

here is it:   //DESCRIPTION:Label image with its size // Jongware, 13-Jan-2012 // No Guarantees, Etc. if (app.documents.length && app.selection.length == 1 && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty("paths")) { if (app.version < 6) labelItem(app.selection[0]); else app.doScript(labelItem, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, app.selection[0], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Label Image Size"); } else { alert ("No valid selection.\nPlease select one single object with the black arrow before running this script."); } function labelItem (item) { // Save current selected layer because adding one will make it active! activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layoutWindows[0].activeLayer; // Make sure the layer "ImageSize" exists try { app.activeDocument.layers.add({name:"ImageLabel", ignoreWrap:true, layerColor: [90,192,90], printable: true}); } catch (_) { } reportLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.item("ImageLabel"); // Make sure the swatch "ImageGreen" exists try { app.activeDocument.colors.add({name:"ImageLabel", space:ColorSpace.RGB, colorValue:[90,192,90], colorModel:ColorModel.PROCESS}); } catch (_) { } reportGreen = app.activeDocument.swatches.item("ImageLabel"); // Make sure the paragraph style "ImageSize" exists try { app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.add({name:"ImageLabel", appliedFont:"Arial", pointSize:12, fillColor:reportGreen, justification: Justification.CENTER_ALIGN}); } catch (_) { } reportStyle = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.item("ImageLabel"); // Make sure measurement units are in inches hmmu = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits; vmmu = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits; app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES_DECIMAL; app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES_DECIMAL; // .. and Smart Quotes is Off sqt = app.activeDocument.textPreferences.typographersQuotes; app.activeDocument.textPreferences.typographersQuotes = false; // Save all of the previous settings to be able to restore them later :slightly_smiling_face: // fetch width and height for the numbers, left and bottom for the lines gb = item.geometricBounds; // gb now holds [ top, left, bottom, right ] values -- get shorthand values top = gb[0]; left = gb[1]; bottom = gb[2]; right = gb[3]; width = Math.round(Math.abs(right - left)*1000)/1000; height= Math.round(Math.abs(bottom - top)*1000)/1000; // Retrieve the current page. // Actually, in CS5 and newer, page items have a property for this (parentPage), // but I don't have that one near, and it's also nicer to make it work in CS4 // (and possibly even in older versions). pg = item.parent; while (1) { if (pg instanceof InsertionPoint) pg = pg.parentTextframes[0]; if (pg instanceof Document || pg instanceof Spread || pg instanceof Page) break; pg = pg.parent; } // Draw text frame #1: Height // Put it at the left of the selection, 0.5" wide and 0.2" off the left side frh = pg.textFrames.add(reportLayer, {geometricBounds:[ top, left - 0.7, top + height, left - 0.2 ], textFramePreferences: {verticalJustification: VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN, ignoreWrap: true } }); // ... and put text into it. frh.insertionPoints[0].appliedParagraphStyle = reportStyle; frh.contents = String(Math.round(height * 25.4)); // Draw text frame #2: Width // Put it at 0.2" off the bottom of the selection, 0.25" high, full width for convenience frw = pg.textFrames.add(reportLayer, {geometricBounds:[ bottom + 0.2, left, bottom + 0.2 + 0.25, left + width ], textFramePreferences: {verticalJustification: VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN, ignoreWrap: true } }); // ... and put text into it. frw.insertionPoints[0].appliedParagraphStyle = reportStyle; frw.contents = String(Math.round(width * 25.4)); // Add vertical (height) line lnh = pg.graphicLines.add (reportLayer, {strokeColor:reportGreen, strokeWeight:0.5}); // It appears in a default position so move it to the right one lnh.paths[0].entirePath = [ [left - 0.15, top ], [left - 0.15, bottom ] ]; // add top stroke; it's 0.05" wide so offset left and right with 0.025" lnh.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [left-0.15 - 0.025, top ], [left-0.15 + 0.025, top] ] }); // add bottom stroke lnh.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [left-0.15 - 0.025, bottom ], [left-0.15 + 0.025, bottom] ] }); // Add horizontal (width) line lnw = pg.graphicLines.add (reportLayer, {strokeColor:reportGreen, strokeWeight:0.5}); // Again we move it to the right position lnw.paths[0].entirePath = [ [left, bottom + 0.15 ], [right, bottom + 0.15 ] ]; // Add end caps as above lnw.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [left, bottom+0.15 - 0.025 ], [left, bottom+0.15 + 0.025] ] }); lnw.paths.add ({ entirePath:[ [right, bottom+0.15 - 0.025 ], [right, bottom+0.15 + 0.025] ] }); // At this point we added four items: 2 text frames and 2 graphic lines. // Group them together for convenience app.activeDocument.groups.add ( [ frh, frw, lnh, lnw ] ); // Restore old layer selection app.activeDocument.layoutWindows[0].activeLayer = activeLayer; // Restore previous global settings app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = hmmu; app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = vmmu; app.activeDocument.textPreferences.typographersQuotes = sqt; } ... 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Thank again. it doesnt work. the text and the lines is still green ... View more

Great! Thanks! What should i change to replace """ (inch symbol) with "cm"? ... View more

Thanks, but now nothing happens. i just get a line without text labels and with out those two small penpendicular lines that show the edges. and for some reason theres no space between the line and the shape. ... View more

Can someone help change the ft units to mm? ... View more

Thanks for all answer 🙂 ... View more

So there is no "font from folder" solution like indesign? it's strange. ... View more

Sounds like a geat idea. i tried it and found that after i deleted the fonts and opend the packed project, it reports the fonts as missing. i don't get it. the fonts are in the "fonts" subfolder on the pack folder. it's misses the whole point of packing projects. ... View more

Thank you! Worked! 😊 ... View more

Thanks for all your answers! Highlighting the text itself did the trick. For some reason it won't get paragrapgh style if i assign it to the whole text frame. ... View more

Thanks for your answer. Illustrator doesnot include any script to turn a inner shape to fill and outer shpe into stroke? ... View more

here: ... View more

Thats so true. i use to work on Autocad. ... View more

Thanks. 1. the first option is what i'm doing now. it's so time consuming.. 2+3. In some cases the object at background is very big and i have to select small objects "inside" it. zooming out being able to select the big object will cause not being  able to select the small objects. Sorry for the language... ... View more

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