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How to specify the myBounds as the page bounds

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Apr 05, 2017 Apr 05, 2017

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I am working on a script that will eventually be applied to a master page and this is only part of the script. I would like to add crop marks to a page. The page size will not be fixed, so I would like the bounds to be based on the page bounds rather than a SET bounds.

Below is what I have so far. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

    //Crop Marks

    var myCropMarkLength = 15.12;

    var myCropMarkOffset = 20.88;

    var myCropMarkWidth = .25;

    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");

   

    var myBounds = myDocument.Bounds;

    var myY1 = myBounds[0];

    var myX1 = myBounds[1];

    var myY2 = myBounds[2];

    var myX2 = myBounds[3];

    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 myDrawLine(myBounds, myStrokeWeight, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){

    app.activeWindow.activeSpread.graphicLines.add(myLayer, undefined, undefined,{strokeWeight:myStrokeWeight, fillColor:myNoneSwatch, strokeColor:myRegistrationColor, geometricBounds:myBounds})

    }

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myDocument = app.activeDocument;

//Change Unit of Meausre to Points

myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;

myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;

var myCropMarkLength = 15.12;

var myCropMarkOffset = 20.88;

var myCropMarkWidth = .25;

var myPH = myDocument.documentPreferences.pageHeight;

var myPW = myDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth;

//Upper Left Crop Mark Pair

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [myPH - myPH, (myPW - myPW) - myCropMarkOffset, myPH - myPH, (myPW - myPW) - (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength) ];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [(myPH - myPH) - myCropMarkOffset, myPW - myPW, (myPH - myPH)  - (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength), myPW - myPW];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

//Lower Left Crop Mark Pair

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [myPH, (myPW - myPW) - myCropMarkOffset, myPH, (myPW - myPW) - (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength) ];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [myPH + myCropMarkOffset, myPW - myPW, myPH + (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength), myPW - myPW];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

//Upper Right Crop Mark Pair

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [myPH - myPH, myPW + myCropMarkOffset, myPH - myPH, myPW + (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength) ];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [(myPH - myPH ) - myCropMarkOffset, myPW, (myPH - myPH) - (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength), myPW];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

//Lower Right Crop Mark Pair

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [myPH, myPW + myCropMarkOffset, myPH, myPW + (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength) ];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

myOutsideGuide_Left = app.activeDocument.pages[0].graphicLines.add ();

myOutsideGuide_Left.geometricBounds = [myPH + myCropMarkOffset, myPW, myPH + (myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength), myPW];

myOutsideGuide_Left.strokeWeight = myCropMarkWidth;

//Change Unit of Measure Back to Inches

myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.inches;

myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.inches;

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