Place Legend based on Art not x y Coordinates

[BryanPagenkopf]

Hello,

Is there a script out there that I have not been able to find that will allow you to place a Symbol, Centered and slightly below in relation to the selected art?  Everything that I have tried places the Symbol based on x y coordinates.

Thank you!

[subieguy2]

What about this script by Jet?

/* 
JET_ReplaceWithSymbol.jsx 
A Javascript for Adobe Illustrator 
Purpose: Replaces selected items with Instances of a Symbol from the Symbols Panel. 
The desired Symbol can be defined by its index number (its number of occurrance in the Panel). 
*/  
var docRef=app.activeDocument;  
var symbolNum=prompt("Enter the number of the Symbol you want to replace each selected object",1);  
for(i=0;i<docRef.selection.length;i++){  
          var currObj=docRef.selection;  
          var currLeft=currObj.left;  
          var currTop=currObj.top;  
          var currWidth=currObj.width;  
          var currHeight=currObj.height;  
          var currInstance=docRef.symbolItems.add(docRef.symbols[symbolNum-1]);  
          currInstance.width*=currHeight/currInstance.height;  
          currInstance.height=currHeight;  
          currInstance.left=currLeft;  
          currInstance.top=currTop;  
          currInstance.selected=true;  
          currObj.remove();  
          redraw();  
}

[BryanPagenkopf]

I'm not sure on this one because I am not replacing anything.

The most important thing is that the "ART" not move at all.

Right now I am Placing the Symbol (Generic Cyan Shape)

Selecting Both

Clicking on the "ART" so that I can center to that object

Center Horizontally

Align Bottom

Then with the Symbol Selected I am doing a "Transform Each" with the below settings twice.

[renél80416020]

Salut !

// JavaScript Document for Illustrator
var space = 10;  // pt
var symbIndex = 0;
function slign(dec,index) {
  var  currObj, VBounds, currInstance;
    for( var i = 0;  i < selection.length; i++ ){
      currObj =selection;
      VBounds =currObj.visibleBounds;
      currInstance= activeDocument.symbolItems.add(activeDocument.symbols[index]);
      currInstance.position = [(VBounds[0]+VBounds[2])/2-currInstance.width/2,VBounds[3]-dec];
    }
}
if (app.documents.length) {
  slign(space,symbIndex);
}

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