Guides PowerScript for Adobe Illustrator
- Pay once, no subscription
- Free updates
- Windows and Mac, Adobe Illustrator
- Runs inside the PowerScripts panel
Type a layout, get the guides. Guides reads a simple line like 10mm | 3x(auto | 5mm |) | auto | 10mm and draws columns, rows, gutters and margins on one artboard or all of them, in any units, as guides or coloured lines.
Columns and rows
Horizontal or vertical, on the current or every artboard.
Text layouts
Fixed sizes, percentages, auto widths and repeats.
Any units
Mix mm, cm, inches and points in one line.
Guides or lines
Standard guides, or coloured lines on a locked layer.
Guides where you need them
Create horizontal or vertical guides on the current artboard or all artboards, aligned left, right, top, bottom or centre, across a fixed width or the artboard's width, and scaled to the artboard size if you like. Resize the artboard to add or take off a fixed bleed. Put the guides on their own locked layer and group them.
A layout language that's easy to read
Type the widths with a bar where each guide goes. Use auto for columns that share the space, 3x( ) to repeat a group, autox( ) to fit as many as will go, percentages, and mixed units. Making lines instead of guides? Put a colour between two bars, like |cmyk:100,0,100,0|, or |none| to skip one.
Layout examples
Fixed columns
10mm | 95mm | 10mm | 95mm | 10mm places guides between the columns; add | at the ends for guides on the page edges too.
Three equal columns with 5 mm gutters
0.5cm | 3x(| auto | 0.5cm )
Five 2-inch columns with 0.1-inch gutters
| 0.1" | 5x(2inch | 0.1 in |)
As many 10 mm cells as fit, inside 25 mm margins
25mm | autox(|10mm|) | 25mm
Percentages
5x(|20%|) makes five 20% columns; auto | 50% | auto | 20% | auto | 20% | auto mixes percentages with auto.
Who it's for
- DesignersColumn grids for brochures, menus and posters in seconds.
- Packaging and labelsPanel and fold guides from the measurements.
- Sign makersEven spacing for panels, letters and fixings.
* This product is a digital download.
System Requirements
• Windows PC or Mac
• Adobe Illustrator 2022 or later
• Internet Connection required to activate
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