Could you please give me the procedure which returns the bbox of all selected shapes.

I answered a very similar question in a post a year or so go.

The geGetObjectSelectedSet() returns hierarchically selected objects - it's nothing to do with getting the bbox of selected shapes.

Andrew

I answered a very similar question in a post a year or so go.

The geGetObjectSelectedSet() returns hierarchically selected objects - it's nothing to do with getting the bbox of selected shapes.

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Based on your previous program, the geGetSelSet()~>bBox statement helps extract the bBox of the selected object, but lets say I want to extract the Layer type, for example M1 drawing or M2 drawing. May I please know what "Statement" I can use? As I would like to use an IF statement to perform actions based on the type of Layer. 

Previous Program given to me a year back. 

procedure(CCFshowBBox(@key printIndividual printOverall (figs geGetSelSet()))
  when(figs
    destructuringBind(((ollx olly) (ourx oury)) car(figs)~>bBox
      foreach(fig figs
        when(printIndividual
          printf("Selected item bBox: %L\n" fig~>bBox)
        )
        destructuringBind(((llx lly) (urx ury)) fig~>bBox
          ollx=min(ollx llx)
          olly=min(olly lly)
          ourx=max(ourx urx)
          oury=max(oury ury)
        )
      )
      when(printOverall
        printf("Overall bBox of selected objects: %L\n"
          list(ollx:olly ourx:oury))
      )
      list(ollx:olly ourx:oury)
    )
  )
)


Thanks,
Arokia Bharat

I tried a few things.

On the CIW window I gave the statement geGetSelSet()~>?

After doing this it showed a couple of properties identifiers.

So I decided to grab the below. 

1. geGetSelSet()~>layerName 

For extracting the name of the layer property. 

2. geGetSelSet()~>purpose

for extracting the layer purpose

3. I guess height and width can be extracted from geGetSelSet()~>bBox

But any short cut would be helpful. 

Hi Arokia,

It's not entirely obvious what it is you want to do, but you could use (say) inside the foreach loop:

if(fig~>layerName=="M1" && fig~>purpose=="drawing" then
  ... do something...
else
  ... do something else...
)

I'd also not noticed that original question a year ago was essentially the same as this one. I found the original post but didn't notice it was also asked by you.

Andrew