BloksBetaInstructions.md

Installation

1. Download http://westonthayer.com/tmp/BloksBeta.zip
2. Unzip to
   • On a PC: %appdata%\Adobe\CEP\extensions\
   • On a Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/
3. Rename the folder from BloksBeta to com.westonthayer.bloks
4. Enable unsigned Adobe CEP extensions
   • On a PC: open the registry editor (<WINKEY + R> then regedit) and add a value at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\CSXS.6 of type REG_SZ and value PlayerDebugMode. Set the data to 1
   • On a Mac: in Terminal, run defaults write com.Adobe.CSXS.6 PlayerDebugMode 1
5. Open Illustrator, go to Preferences > Plugins & Scratch Disks. Set an additional plugin folder that points to...
   • On a PC: %appdata%\Adobe\CEP\extensions\com.westonthayer.bloks\BloksAIPlugin\Win\release\
   • On a Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.westonthayer.bloks/BloksAIPlugin/Mac/release/
6. Restart Illustrator, you should see a "Hello World" message from the BlokAIPlugin on boot
7. Open a new document and go to Window > Extensions > Bloks

Notes

• The undo stack will be a bit wonky
• You need to open the Bloks extension window at least once per Illustrator boot, otherwise Bloks isn't "awake"
• You can use <CTRL + R> (or <CMD + R> on a Mac) to force a layout pass
• If you get an exception: 1346458189 ('PARM'), the only known solution is to close and restart Illustrator