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Script to find the area of shapes in Adobe Illustrator
/* 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;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
if (app.activeDocument.selection.length < 1) {
alert('Select a path');
} else if (app.activeDocument.selection[0].area) {
// Individual Items
var objects = app.activeDocument.selection;
} else if (app.activeDocument.selection[0].pathItems) {
// Group/Compound Shape
var objects = app.activeDocument.selection[0].pathItems;
} else {
alert('Please select a path or group.');
}
// Collect info
var totalArea = 0;
for (var i=0; i<objects.length; i++) {
if (objects[i].area) {
var totalArea = totalArea + objects[i].area;
}
}
// Conversions
var ppi = 72;
var areaIn = totalArea / ppi / ppi;
if (areaIn < 0) var areaIn = -areaIn;
var areaCm = areaIn * 6.4516;
// Display
alert('Shape Area\
' + areaIn.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + ' in² \
' + areaCm.toFixed(decimalPlaces) + ' cm² \n\
' + i + ' shapes');
}
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Love this! I think it would fit into a project I'm working on.

Does anyone think it would be possible to give the total area of every spot colour in a document? I am limited by having to select the shapes.

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schroef commented Aug 22, 2024

@draugmot

now compound shape

Yeah, this original version is great but is minimal. You can also have a look at my altered version. There is still a minor issue now, it has some issues sometimes with a combination of pathItems and compoundPathItems mixed together.
https://github.com/schroef/Illustrator-Scripts/blob/master/GetShapeArea-dialog.jsx

getShapreArea-v015

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schroef commented Aug 22, 2024

@floodwayprintco

Im not sure adding this to the script will help. Its kinda of a specific workflow

Have a look at my version. It has been updated with more functionality
https://github.com/schroef/Illustrator-Scripts/blob/master/GetShapeArea-dialog.jsx

You can easily use magic wand to iterate over colors and than run the script each time

getShapreArea-v015

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