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CHAPTER 4: Scripting with AppleScript Creating paths and shapes 39

-- set stroked to true so we can see the path

set lineRef to make new path item in docRef with properties {stroked:true}

--giving the direction points the same value as the

--anchor point creates a straight line segment

set newPoint to make new path point of lineRef with properties ?

{anchor:{220, 475},left direction:{220, 475},right direction:{220, 475},

point type:corner}

set newPoint2 to make new path point of lineRef with properties ?

{anchor:{375, 300},left direction:{375, 300},right direction:{375, 300},

point type:corner}

--giving the direction points the different values

--creates a curve

set newPoint3 to make new path point of lineRef with properties ?

{anchor:{220, 300},left direction:{180, 260},right direction:{240, 320},

point type:corner}

end tell

Combining path point types

The following script sample creates a path with three points, by combining the entire path property with a

path point object:

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"

set docRef to make new document

-- set stroked to true so we can see the path

set lineRef to make new path item in docRef with properties {stroked:true}

set entire path of lineRef to {{220, 475},{375, 300}}

set newPoint to make new path point of lineRef with properties ?

{anchor:{220, 300},left direction:{180, 260},right direction:{240, 320},

point type:corner}

end tell

Shapes

To create a shape, you use the object that corresponds to the shape’s name (like ellipse, rectangle, or

polygon), and use the object’s properties to specify the shape’s position, size, and other information like

the number of sides in a polygon.

Remember:

X The scripting engine processes all measurements and page coordinates as points. For details, see

“

Measurement units” on page 30.

X x and y coordinates are measured from the bottom-left corner of the document, as indicated in the

Info panel in the Illustrator application. For details, see “

Page-item positioning and dimensions” on

page 30.

Write-once access

Properties for path-item shapes use the “write-once” access status, which indicates that the property is

writeable only when the object is created. For existing path-item objects, the properties are read-only

properties whose values cannot be changed.

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