alijaya · November 9, 2021 19:10 · alijaya · Nov 5, 2021 · alijaya · Nov 5, 2021
diff --git a/GetShapeArea.jsx b/GetShapeArea.jsx
 /* Save this file with a jsx extension and place in your
 Illustrator/Presets/en_US/Scripts folder. You can then
 access it from the File > Scripts menu */

 var decimalPlaces = 3;

 function calculateArea (obj) {
 	if (obj.typename == "PathItem") {
 		return obj.area; // could be negative
 	} else if (obj.typename == "CompoundPathItem") {
 		var totalArea = 0;
 		for (var i=0; i<obj.pathItems.length; i++) {
 			totalArea += calculateArea(obj.pathItems[i]); // could be negative
 		}
 		return Math.abs(totalArea); // make sure positive
 	} else if (obj.typename == "GroupItem") {
 		var totalArea = 0;
 		for (var i=0; i<obj.pathItems.length; i++) {
 			totalArea += Math.abs(calculateArea(obj.pathItems[i])); // make sure positive
 		}
 		for (var i=0; i<obj.compoundPathItems.length; i++) {
 			totalArea += calculateArea(obj.compoundPathItems[i]); // already positive
 		}
 		for (var i=0; i<obj.groupItems.length; i++) {
 			totalArea += calculateArea(obj.groupItems[i]); // already positive
 		}
 		return totalArea; // already positive
 	} else { // not path, compound path or group
 		return 0;
 	}
 }

 function convertArea (area) {
 	var scaleFactor = 1;
 	if (app.documents.length > 0 && app.activeDocument.scaleFactor != null) {
 		scaleFactor = app.activeDocument.scaleFactor;
 	}
 	var ppi = 72;
 	var result = {};
 	area *= scaleFactor * scaleFactor;
 	result.inch = area/ppi/ppi;
 	result.cm = result.inch * 2.54 * 2.54;
 	result.m = result.cm / 10000;
 	return result;
 }

 if (app.documents.length > 0) {
 	var objects = app.activeDocument.selection;

 	var display = ["Shape Area"];

 	// Collect info
 	var totalArea = 0;
 	for (var i=0; i<objects.length; i++) {
 		var area = Math.abs(calculateArea(objects[i])); // need absolute in case of PathItems
 		totalArea += area;
 		
 		var conv = convertArea(area);

 		display.push(conv.inch.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + " in² / " + conv.cm.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "cm² / " + conv.m.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "m²");
 	}

 	var conv = convertArea(totalArea);
 	display.push("Total Area: " + conv.inch.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + " in² / " + conv.cm.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "cm² / " + conv.m.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "m²");


 	// Display
 	alert(display.join("\n"));

 }
	/* Save this file with a jsx extension and place in your
	Illustrator/Presets/en_US/Scripts folder. You can then
	access it from the File > Scripts menu */

	var decimalPlaces = 3;

	function calculateArea (obj) {
	if (obj.typename == "PathItem") {
	return obj.area; // could be negative
	} else if (obj.typename == "CompoundPathItem") {
	var totalArea = 0;
	for (var i=0; i<obj.pathItems.length; i++) {
	totalArea += calculateArea(obj.pathItems[i]); // could be negative
	}
	return Math.abs(totalArea); // make sure positive
	} else if (obj.typename == "GroupItem") {
	var totalArea = 0;
	for (var i=0; i<obj.pathItems.length; i++) {
	totalArea += Math.abs(calculateArea(obj.pathItems[i])); // make sure positive
	}
	for (var i=0; i<obj.compoundPathItems.length; i++) {
	totalArea += calculateArea(obj.compoundPathItems[i]); // already positive
	}
	for (var i=0; i<obj.groupItems.length; i++) {
	totalArea += calculateArea(obj.groupItems[i]); // already positive
	}
	return totalArea; // already positive
	} else { // not path, compound path or group
	return 0;
	}
	}

	function convertArea (area) {
	var scaleFactor = 1;
	if (app.documents.length > 0 && app.activeDocument.scaleFactor != null) {
	scaleFactor = app.activeDocument.scaleFactor;
	}
	var ppi = 72;
	var result = {};
	area = scaleFactor scaleFactor;
	result.inch = area/ppi/ppi;
	result.cm = result.inch * 2.54 * 2.54;
	result.m = result.cm / 10000;
	return result;
	}

	if (app.documents.length > 0) {
	var objects = app.activeDocument.selection;

	var display = ["Shape Area"];

	// Collect info
	var totalArea = 0;
	for (var i=0; i<objects.length; i++) {
	var area = Math.abs(calculateArea(objects[i])); // need absolute in case of PathItems
	totalArea += area;

	var conv = convertArea(area);

	display.push(conv.inch.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + " in² / " + conv.cm.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "cm² / " + conv.m.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "m²");
	}

	var conv = convertArea(totalArea);
	display.push("Total Area: " + conv.inch.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + " in² / " + conv.cm.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "cm² / " + conv.m.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + "m²");


	// Display
	alert(display.join("\n"));

	}