This Enfocus PitStop command allows us to change the precision of the measurements used by the program during the execution of a list of actions. This change only lasts the span of the list execution. Once it is finished, PitStop reverts to the default prior values.
Each time we ask PitStop to compare measurements, the program uses its default precision values which, in many cases, are too precise. That causes PitStop to considers as different values that we consider equal.
For example, if we want PitStop to select paths that have a "0.15 mm" weight, we don't want it to skip selecting paths with a weigh of "0.153 mm". What we want the software to do is to take into account only the needed decimals (in this case "2"). So, we enter "2" in the "Line weight" option. Now, PitStop will only see "0.15 mm" instead of "0.153 mm".
We can specify different rounding values for three types of measurements: "Text size", "Line weight" and "Coordinates".
The options available in all three cases are:
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Don't change": The affected parameter remains unchanged (the command does noting). - "
Default": This option restores the default accuracy of the software. - "
Decimals": In this case we can specify how many decimals we want PitStop to take into account. This is the option that allows us to round off the calculations. The value "0" makes PitStop ignore any decimal ("9.521 points" becomes only "9 points", for example); "1" makes it take into account only the first one ("9.521 points" becomes "9.5 points", for example); "2" makes it take into account two positions ("9.521 points" becomes "9.52 points", for example); and so on.
Warning: Enfocus informs that many of the astonishing long decimals that sometimes show up are due to the fact that PiStop always does its internal calculations in points, converting the results to the user's chosen measurement. Thus, the firm says, the first way to avoid this is to use points as unit of measurement whenever possible and, if not, then include this command in lists where accuracy of measurements is essential.
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