Precision in Illustrator
Sue wrote and asked:
"I’m setting up documents in Illustrator CS4 and when I set the page to a size with more than three decimals it rounds it up to two decimals (Example 2.125 rounds up to 2.13). Is there any way it can be changed?"
When working with the inches measurement system Illustrator appears to "round up" when you enter three-decimal precision in the Artboard width and height fields. However, for some reason known only to the programmers at Adobe, this is done for on-screen display only. The 3 (or even 4) decimal precision that you enter is retained. So if you enter 2.125" for the page width, the page will be 2.125" wide.
You can verify this by choosing Window > Document Info, and choosing Document from the Document Info panel menu. You will see the exact dimension that you entered for the Artboard width and height listed here.
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If this is indeed true, then why when I create a 'box' using the three decimal points and place it on my two decimal point rounded artboard is it smaller?
And since when are designers so 'dumb' as to not be able to understand three decimal points that you need to round up for us?
@Anonymous: I don't understand what you are asking. Can you explain in a little more detail?
Regarding this issue, this page contained the best answers I have found on the web This is an issue Adobe can't seem to acknowledge or give any profound direct answer, as shown in their Forum.
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