C
HAPTER
5: Scripting with JavaScript
Creating paths and shapes
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Creating a rectangle
Consider the following sample
var myDocument = app.documents.add()
var artLayer = myDocument.layers.add()
var rect = artLayer.pathItems.rectangle( 144, 144, 72, 216 );
The sample uses the
pathItems
object’s
rectangle()
method to create a rectangle with these properties:
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The top of the rectangle is 2 inches (144 points) from the bottom edge of the page.
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The left edge is 2 inches (144 points) from the left edge of the page.
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The rectangle is 1 inch (72 points) wide and 3 inches (216 points) long.
Creating a polygon
Consider the following sample:
var myDocument = app.documents.add()
var artLayer = myDocument.layers.add()
var poly = artLayer.pathItems.polygon( 144, 288, 72.0, 7 );
The sample uses the
polygon()
method to create a polygon with these properties:
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The center point of the object is inset is 2 inches (144 points) on the horizontal axis and 4 inches (288
points) on the vertical axis.
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The length of the radius from the center point to each corner is 1 inch (72 points).
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The polygon has 7 sides.