BridgePlus.framework, SMSForder Class Methods

Category

Miscellaneous methods

Method

Summary

This returns a dictionary/record containing the entire path and *closed* value for a bezier, in a format suitable for use in Adobe Illustrator. After converting to a record you can use it directly -- for example: "set properties of path item x to theRecord". The bezier should consist of a single unbroken path.

Signature

Parameters

theBezier = an NSBezierPath

Result

Dictionary/record for Adobe Illustrator path

Availability

Version 1.2.0

Notes

Sample

use scripting additions

use framework "Foundation"

use script "BridgePlus"

load framework

set theNSBezierPath to current application's NSBezierPath's bezierPath()

set theVals to {10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 60}

set theTotal to item 1 of (current application's SMSForder's sumMaxMinOf:theVals |error|:(missing value)) as list

set startDeg to 90

set theCentre to {200, -200}

set theRadius to 100

repeat with aVal in theVals

set endDeg to startDeg + aVal / theTotal * 360

set theNSBezierPath to current application's NSBezierPath's bezierPath()

(theNSBezierPath's appendBezierPathWithArcWithCenter:theCentre radius:theRadius startAngle:startDeg endAngle:endDeg)

(theNSBezierPath's lineToPoint:theCentre)

theNSBezierPath's closePath()

set startDeg to endDeg

set aiProps to (current application's SMSForder's bezierForAI:theNSBezierPath) as record

--> {entire path:{{anchor:{295.105651629515, -230.901699437495}, left direction:{295.105651629515, -230.901699437495}, right direction:{312.172188972699, -178.376298419793}}, {anchor:{230.901699437495, -104.894348370485}, left direction:{283.427100455196, -121.960885713668}, right direction:{220.921729954948, -101.651659717802}}, {anchor:{200.0, -100.0}, left direction:{210.493560909949, -100.0}, right direction:{200.0, -100.0}}, {anchor:{200.0, -200.0}, left direction:{200.0, -200.0}, right direction:{200.0, -200.0}}}, closed:true}

tell application id "com.adobe.illustrator" -- Adobe Illustrator

tell document 1

make path item with properties {stroked:true, stroke width:0.5}

set properties of path item 1 to aiProps

end tell

end tell

end repeat