How to duplicate the artboard and move it over the original?

Basically, I have a document open and want to duplicate its work plan and then move it to a new location (the X axis, the original 50pixels). Doesn't seem too hard, but I can't understand it. This is for CS5.

var app.activeDocument = docRef;

var abSrc = docRef.artboards [0];

var abSrcX = abSrc.artboardRect [0];

var abSrcY = abSrc.artboardRect [1];

var abSrcW = abSrc.artboardRect [2];

var abSrcH = abSrc.artboardRect [3];

abSrcX = abSrcX + 1221;

var abSrcRect = [abSrcY, abSrcW, abSrcX, abSrcH];

dupAB var = docRef.artboards.add (abSrcRect);

The above works a bit. Original work plan is 17 "x 11" (1224px x 792px) and when I put abSrcX to the foregoing 1221, extendscript throws an error PARM. During one of my sessions of trials and errors, I decided to see what was the document geometricBounds:

$.writeln (docRef.geometricBounds); = 45-12, 1221.154296875,-780

So now, I see a bit where I can't go more than 1221, but why can't I?

I moved the artboard for everything at the top left of the document and I got the geometricBounds again and they were - 6754.5,7038.5,-6463.5, 6736.5, but still can not abSrcX anything about 1221.

the error is "error Illustrator: 1246458189 ("PARM").

I tried to understand this is what courses I can think, but nothings working. Any input or help would be GREATLY appreciated!

EDIT:

So I tried this for the hell of it:

var abSrcX = 0;

var abSrcY = 1224;

var abSrcW = 1224;

var abSrcH = 792; (for some reason any 792 translates into 6 "inside the Illustrator, so I put this 432 to make 11")

var abSrcRect = [abSrcY, abSrcW, abSrcX, abSrcH];

dupAB var = docRef.artboards.add (abSrcRect);

and it adds a new work plan and move to X, Y, such that designated. Not exactly what I want, but narrowing down the issue.

I'm trying

var abSrcX = 1224;

var abSrcY = 0;

var abSrcW = 1224;

var abSrcH = 792;

var abSrcRect = [abSrcY, abSrcW, abSrcX, abSrcH];

dupAB var = docRef.artboards.add (abSrcRect);

and he throws that error PARM still once, then now there is really no sense!

Edit2: I changed abSrcY to 10000 and now the height of the artboard is really long, which is insane even more... I don't have the (x, y, width, height) artboardRect down wrong?

Edit3: If after one more google search, I found out what the problem is. artboardRect is HIGH, LOW, LEFT, RIGHT; and when I do:

var abSrcX = 1368;

var abSrcY = 0;

var abSrcW = 2592;

var abSrcH = - 792;

var abSrcRect = [abSrcY, abSrcW, abSrcX, abSrcH];

top down right and left;

dupAB var = docRef.artboards.add (abSrcRect);

This works. BUT I have no idea what the numbers are in relationship with. The center of the artboard? The document Centre? And if I run it again and change... oh dear.

I think that I just thought of it.

abSrcX is on the LEFT;

abSrcY is HIGH;

abSrcW is RIGHT;

abSrcH is DOWN;

Considering that if I add (1224 + 144) to abSrcX and abSrxW, it creates another work plan 2 "away from the previous 17" x 11 ". If I want to run again, I just have to add (1224 + 144) abSrcX and abSrxW again. Now to find a way to do it dynamically on the fly.

I still like to hear comments on the question of whether this is good or bad, and how I can improve!

@clrx01,.

Why do you work with width and height work plan?

IMHO you need what only once.

Try something like this:

// ArtboardCopy.jsx
// http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1320239?tstart=0
//        How to duplicate artboard and move it relative to original?
// regards pixxxelschubser

var docRef = app.activeDocument;
//var abSrc = docRef.artboards[0];
var abIdx = docRef.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex ();
var abSrc = docRef.artboards[abIdx];

var moveX = 50;

var abSrc_L = abSrc.artboardRect[0];
var abSrc_T = abSrc.artboardRect[1];
var abSrc_R = abSrc.artboardRect[2];
var abSrc_B = abSrc.artboardRect[3];

var next_ab_L = abSrc_R + moveX;
var next_ab_T = abSrc_T;
var next_ab_R = next_ab_L + (abSrc_R - abSrc_L) ;
var next_ab_B = abSrc_B;

//top left right bottom;

var next_ab = docRef.artboards.add([next_ab_L, next_ab_T, next_ab_R, next_ab_B]);

Have fun

Tags: Illustrator

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