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Illustrator Scripting

Sashikala Balasubramanian

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working with artboards

Nov 23, 2011 11:20 PM

I need to place one image in each artboard.

illus_app.ActiveDocument.Artboards.SetActiveArtboardIndex(1)

thisPlacedItem = illus_app.ActiveDocument.PlacedItems().Add

thisPlacedItem.File = "D:\test1.eps"

thisPlacedItem.Top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.Height / 2

thisPlacedItem.Left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.Width / 2

illus_app.ActiveDocument.Artboards.SetActiveArtboardIndex(2)

thisPlacedItem = illus_app.ActiveDocument.PlacedItems().Add

thisPlacedItem.Selected = True

thisPlacedItem.File = "D:\test2.eps"

How to calculate the top and left coordinates to place the image in the centre of artboard 2 and subsequent artboards.

regards,

Sashi

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1. CarlosCanto,

Nov 24, 2011 2:45 PM in reply to Sashikala Balasubramanian

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get the bounds of each artboard using ArtboardRect property. Then use simple math (left+(right-left)/2) to get the center x position for example. Same for center y position.

then pass this [x,y] position to the Document.ActiveView.CenterPoint property. Now you're ready to place your image, it will go right in the center of the artboard.

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2. Sashikala Balasubramanian,

Mar 27, 2012 10:34 PM in reply to CarlosCanto

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Iam not clear with - ' Then use simple math (left+(right-left)/2 '. Can you please let me know.

regards,
Sashi

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