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 +====== Crop Marks ======
  
 +Crop marks that fit the job: standard corner marks, centre and fold marks, eight styles, and marks for odd shapes like triangles and hexagons, placed from the straight edges of the shape.
  
 +[[https://o2creative.co.nz/shop/Powerscripts/Crop_Marks_PowerScript_for_Adobe_Illustrator|See it in the shop]] · Version 1.11.0 · Needs PowerScripts 3.8.32 or later
  
-====== Crop Marks PowerScript ======+===== Where to find it =====
  
-===== Interface =====+Open the PowerScripts panel (**Window > Extensions > PowerScripts**) and choose **Crop Marks** from the **Tools** scripts. The script has two tabs: **Options** and **Settings**.
  
-==== Options Tab ==== +===== Quick start =====
-{{::cropmarks-1.7.0-options-tab.png|}}+
  
-  * **Length** The Length of the line +  - Select the artwork (or the shape that is its finished size). 
-  * **Offset** How far away from the edge of the shape to start the line, this can be a negative number top create internal crop marks +  - Set the **Length**, **Offset** and **Bleed**, for example 3 mm each. 
-  * **Bleed** How much bleed in the artwork +  - Press **Add Cropmarks**.
-  * **Style** Select the style of crop mark to create +
-  * **Dashed Lines** When checked the line will be dashed +
-  * **Create corner crop marks** Create crop marks in the corner of the shape - this is traditionally  +
-    * **Add corner crop marks to grouped and complex shapes** If unticked you must select just ONE single shape to base the size of the crop marks off, if ticked the selected size will be assumed to be the final artwork +
-  * **Detect and add crop marks to straight lines in single shapes** With this option you can create crop marks for irregular shapes such as triangles any polygons. you must select just ONE vector shape and not multiple shapes or groups for this to work. +
-    * **Assume all lines as straight** By default only straight lines which can be cut with a knife have crop marks added, selecting this option will add crop marks for all line segments.+
  
-===== Settings Tab ===== +===== Options =====
-{{::cropmarks-1.6.0-settings-tab.png|}} +
-  * **Line Width** The width of the crop mark +
-  * **Line Color** +
-  * **Show Construction marks** For debugging shows the construction lines when creating crop marks for irregular shapes +
-  * **Beep when done**+
  
-===== Fold Lines =====+==== Options ====
  
-To add fold lines you can choose the Center Vertical or Center Horizontal Styles, then move them into place. To indicate these are folding lines and not cut lines tick **Dashed Line** in the options.+{{:crop_marks:options_tab.png?380|The Options tab}}
  
-{{::center_crops.gif|}} +  * **Length**: how long each mark is. 
-===== Release Notes ===== +  * **Offset**: the gap between the edge of the artwork and the start of the mark. A minus number makes marks inside the shape. 
-==== Version 1.9.0 ==== +  * **Bleed**: how much bleed the selected artwork includes. The marks line up with the trim (that far in from the edge of the selection). Use 0 if the selection is already the finished size. 
-  * Added: Option to create a layer for Crop Marks +  * **Style**: eight styles of mark: **Standard**, **Standard+Corner**, **Corner**, **Cross**, **Jap**, **Center**, **Center-Vert** and **Center-Horz**. 
-  * Added: Line colors can be created as Spot Colors, making it easier to select and change +  * **Positions** (the square of tick boxes): choose which marks to make: each corner, and the middle of each side. 
-  * Added: Apply to multiple shapes, so you can select 10 items and apply to them all individually.+  * **Apply to multiple shapes individually**: select several shapes and each gets its own crop marks. 
 +  * **Create Layer**: put the marks on their own layer (named on the **Settings** tab). 
 +  * **Add Outline**: a white outline round each mark, so it shows on dark backgrounds. 
 +  * **Dashed Lines**: dashed marks, for fold lines. 
 +  * **Create corner crop marks**: marks at the corners of the artwork. 
 +    * **Add corner crop marks to grouped and complex shapes**: treat the whole selection as the finished artwork. Untick to use one single shape as the size. 
 +  * **Detect and add crop marks to straight lines in single shape**: select one shape (such as a triangle) and get a mark at each end of every straight edge, so odd shapes can be cut accurately. 
 +    * **Assume all lines are straight**: mark every edge, curves included. 
 +  * **Frame**: draw a rectangle at the **Trim**, the **Bleed**, the **Inner Crop** (where the marks start) or the **Outer Crop** (where they end), or **None**. 
 +  * **Resize artboard to crop marks**: fit the artboard your artwork is on to the outer edges of the marks. 
 +  * **Add Cropmarks**: does it.
  
- ==== Version 1.7.0 ==== +==== Settings ==== 
-  * Added Vertical and Horizontal Cropmarks (Useful for Fold Marks) + 
-  * Added Dashed line option +{{:crop_marks:settings_tab.png?380|The Settings tab}} 
-  + 
-==== Version 1.6.0 ==== +  * **Line width** and **Line Color**: the marks' stroke. The colour is made as a spot colour with the **Spot Colour Name** you give (''Crop Mark'' by default), so all marks are easy to select or change later. 
-  * Requries 3.4.2 +  * **Outline Color** and its **Spot Colour Name**: the colour of the outline round each mark. 
-  * CC1028 compatability fixes+  * **Layer Name**: the layer for the marks, when **Create Layer** is ticked. 
 +  * **Frame stroke** and **Frame Color**: the frame's width and colour. 
 +  * **Show construction marks**: shows the lines used to work out marks on odd shapes (for checking). 
 +  * **Beep when done**. 
 + 
 +===== How to... ===== 
 + 
 +==== Fold marks ==== 
 + 
 +  - Choose the **Center-Vert** or **Center-Horz** style and tick **Dashed Lines**. 
 +  - Add the marks, then move them to the fold. 
 + 
 +{{:center_crops.gif|Adding fold marks}} 
 + 
 +==== Marks for a triangle sign ==== 
 + 
 +  - Select the triangle (one shape, not a group). 
 +  - Tick **Detect and add crop marks to straight lines in single shape**. 
 +  - Press **Add Cropmarks**: each corner of the triangle gets marks along its edges. 
 + 
 +==== Crop marks for a sheet of business cards ==== 
 + 
 +  - Select all the cards. 
 +  - Tick **Apply to multiple shapes individually**. 
 +  - Press **Add Cropmarks**: each card gets its own marks. 
 + 
 +===== Tips ===== 
 + 
 +  * Save your house style as a preset (see [[using_presets|Using Presets]]). 
 +  * Run it from a key with [[hotkeys|Hotkeys and Quick Keys]]: the **Add Cropmarks** action works on the selection. 
 +  * For sheets of repeats with marks and cut lines, see [[impose|Step and Repeat]]. 
 + 
 +===== Good to know ===== 
 + 
 +  * Marks go on the active layer unless **Create Layer** is ticked. 
 + 
 +===== What's new ===== 
 + 
 +  * **1.11.0** 
 +    * New: Resize artboard to crop marks: the artboard your artwork is on fits the outer edges of the marks. 
 +    * Fixed: the Corner, Cross and Jap styles leave out a corner when you untick it. 
 +    * Improved: general bug fixes, reliability and speed. 
 +  * **1.10.3**: Updated for PowerScripts 3.8.32. 
 +  * **1.10.2**: Updated for the new version of PowerScripts. 
 +  * Older changes: [[releasenotes|PowerScripts Release Notes]]
  
-==== Version 1.5.0 ==== 
-  * Added 5 different corner crop mark styles 
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