Bloks

A UX for flexbox layout within Illustrator. Read the blog post.

Installation

v0.2.0+ Requires Illustrator 2022

1. Download latest bloks.zip
2. Unzip
3. Copy the com.westonthayer.bloks folder to
   1. Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\
   2. Mac: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/
4. Copy the native plugin to
   1. Windows (x86): copy WIN_32\BloksAIPlugin.aip to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2022\Plug-ins\
   2. Windows (x64): copy WIN_64\BloksAIPlugin.aip to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2022\Plug-ins\
   3. Mac: copy Mac/BloksAIPlugin.aip to /Applications/Adobe Illustrator 2022/Plug-ins/

Finder/File Explorer may ask you for adminsitrator permission to copy to those folders. To uninstall, simply delete the files you copied.

Get started by opening a document in Illustrator and going to Window > Extensions > Bloks. Select two or more objects to create a BlokGroup.

Tutorial

For a quick introduction to how Bloks works, open samples/BloksTutorial.ai.