I already had a script that performs something similar to what you described (for sign production as well) so I simplified it and added defaults that you can easily adjust to change the crosshair color, width, height, and weight.
A few things to note:
The script requires you to select the objects (circles) you want to mark the center of
The script doesn't check to ensure any of the selected objects are actual circles so it will place a center mark on anything that is selected.
You need to adjust the defaults to match your requirements
The script utilizes unit values (docs) so you can enter things like ".125 in", "3 cm", "4 pt", for the default values.
All crosshair marks are grouped by their parts and placed on a separate layer.
Let me know if this does what you need or if you have any questions/issues? Cheers!
// Draw a crosshair mark at the center of each selected object.
(function () {
// get the active document
try {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
} catch (e) {
alert("No active document.\n" + e);
return;
}
// get the document selection
var sel = doc.selection;
if (!selection.length) {
alert("Empty selection.\nMake a selection and rerun the script.");
return;
}
// setup script defaults
var marksLayerName = "Center Crosshair Marks";
var crosshairStrokeWeight = ".0625 in";
var crosshairWidth = ".5 in";
var crosshairHeight = ".25 in";
var crosshairStrokeColor = new RGBColor();
crosshairStrokeColor.red = 255;
crosshairStrokeColor.green = 0;
crosshairStrokeColor.blue = 0;
// convert default unit values to points
var crosshairStrokeWeight = UnitValue(crosshairStrokeWeight).as("pt");
var crosshairWidth = UnitValue(crosshairWidth).as("pt");
var crosshairHeight = UnitValue(crosshairHeight).as("pt");
// create a layer to hold the crosshair marks
var crosshairLayer = createLayer(marksLayerName);
// draw center crosshair mark for each selected object
var bounds, centerX, centerY;
for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) {
bounds = sel[i].geometricBounds; // [left, top, right, bottom]
var centerX = bounds[0] + (bounds[2] - bounds[0]) / 2;
var centerY = -(bounds[1] - (bounds[1] - bounds[3]) / 2);
drawCrosshair(
crosshairLayer,
centerX,
centerY,
crosshairWidth,
crosshairHeight,
crosshairStrokeColor,
crosshairStrokeWeight
);
}
/**
* ************************************
* HELPER FUNCTIONS
* ************************************
*/
function createLayer(name) {
var layer;
try {
layer = doc.layers.getByName(name);
} catch (e) {
layer = doc.layers.add();
layer.name = name;
}
return layer;
}
function drawCrosshair(layer, x, y, width, height, strokeColor, strokeWeight) {
// make a group to hold the parts
var crosshair = layer.groupItems.add();
// draw x-line
var xLine = crosshair.pathItems.add();
xLine.setEntirePath([
[x - width / 2, -y],
[x + width / 2, -y],
]);
xLine.strokeColor = strokeColor;
xLine.stroked = true;
xLine.strokeWidth = strokeWeight;
xLine.filled = false;
// draw y-line
var yLine = crosshair.pathItems.add();
yLine.setEntirePath([
[x, -y + height / 2],
[x, -y - height / 2],
]);
yLine.strokeColor = strokeColor;
yLine.stroked = true;
yLine.strokeWidth = strokeWeight;
yLine.filled = false;
}
})();
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