Lenghts and units
The lengths can be given in one of these units: pp, pc, in, pt, cm, mm, dd, cc. Without the unit, lengths will be in grid cells.
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| pp | Pica Point |
| pc | pica (12 pp) |
| in | inch (72.27 pp) |
| pt | Big point (72 bp = 1 in) PostScript point, DTP-point |
| cm | Centimeter |
| mm | Millimeter |
| dd | Didot point |
| cc | cicero (12 dd) |
| sp | scaled point, 1pp = 65535sp |
Conversion
| Unit | Unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Pica-point | 0,35147 mm |
| 1 Pica-point | 1/72,27 inch |
| 1 Pica-point | 0.013837 inch |
| 1 Pica-point | 0,93457 Didot-point |
| 1 Pica | 4,2176 mm |
| 1 Pica | 1/6 inch |
| 1 Pica | 12 Pica point |
| 1 PostScript Point (Adobe, DTP-point) | 1,00375001 Pica Point = 1pt |
| 1 mm | 0,237 Pica = 2,845 Pica-point |
To convert units you can use the layout function sd:tounit()