An InDesign script to randomly transform each selected object

randomly-transform-each.jsx

// indesign script
// apply a random transformation to each selected objects
// 2024 jackson@okaytype.com


function rotate_objects(params) {

	var rotate_range = parseFloat(params[0])
	var x_range = params[1]
	var y_range = params[2]
	var scale_range_min = parseFloat(params[3])/100
	var scale_range_max = parseFloat(params[4])/100

	var objects = app.selection
	for (var i = 0; i < app.selection.length; i++) {

		var r_angle = (-rotate_range/2) + (Math.random() * rotate_range)
		var x_translation = (-x_range/2) + (Math.random() * x_range)
		var y_translation = (-y_range/2) + (Math.random() * y_range)
		var s_factor = 1
		if (scale_range_min != 1 || scale_range_max != 1){
			var s_factor = scale_range_min + (Math.random() * (scale_range_max - scale_range_min))
		}

		objects[i].transform(
			CoordinateSpaces.pasteboardCoordinates,
			AnchorPoint.centerAnchor,
			app.transformationMatrices.add({
				counterclockwiseRotationAngle: r_angle,
				horizontalTranslation: x_translation,
				verticalTranslation: y_translation,
				verticalScaleFactor: s_factor,
				horizontalScaleFactor: s_factor,
			}),
		)
	}

}



var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:'Randomly Transform Each', canCancel:true})
with(myDialog){
	with (dialogColumns.add()){
		with(borderPanels.add()){
				staticTexts.add({
					staticLabel:'Rotate Range',
					minWidth: 100,
				})
				var rotate_range_field = angleEditboxes.add({
					editContents:'0',
				})
		}
		with(borderPanels.add()){
				staticTexts.add({
					staticLabel:'X Range',
					minWidth: 100,
				})
				var x_range_field = measurementEditboxes.add({
					editValue:0,
					editUnits:MeasurementUnits.inches,
				})
		}
		with(borderPanels.add()){
				staticTexts.add({
					staticLabel:'Y Range',
					minWidth: 100,
				})
				var y_range_field = measurementEditboxes.add({
					editValue:0,
					editUnits:MeasurementUnits.inches,
				})
		}
		with(borderPanels.add()){
				staticTexts.add({
					staticLabel:'Scale Min',
					minWidth: 100,
				})
				var scale_field_min = percentEditboxes.add({
					editContents:'100',
				})
		}
		with(borderPanels.add()){
				staticTexts.add({
					staticLabel:'Scale Max',
					minWidth: 100,
				})
				var scale_field_max = percentEditboxes.add({
					editContents:'100',
				})
		}
	}
}



var myResult = myDialog.show()
if (myResult == true) {
	var rotate_range = rotate_range_field.editContents
	var x_range = x_range_field.editValue
	var y_range = y_range_field.editValue
	var scale_field_min = scale_field_min.editContents
	var scale_field_max = scale_field_max.editContents
	myDialog.destroy()
	var params = [rotate_range, x_range, y_range, scale_field_min, scale_field_max]
	app.doScript(rotate_objects, ScriptLanguage.javascript, params, UndoModes.entireScript, 'Randomly Transform Each')
} else {
	myDialog.destroy()
}