Comments on: Math Functions in Illustrator http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/ Illustrator® tips, tricks, and tutorials Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Laura http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-78604 Laura Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:36:55 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-78604 Wow I didn't know I could do that! I've been doing it in my head all these years for no reason! Thanks for bring this into my life =D And thanks hoshimo and geekART for highlighting that it'll also cover conversion. Wow I didn’t know I could do that! I’ve been doing it in my head all these years for no reason! Thanks for bring this into my life =D

And thanks hoshimo and geekART for highlighting that it’ll also cover conversion.

]]> By: Create a Trendy Seamless Type Pattern In Illustrator | Vectips http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-76385 Create a Trendy Seamless Type Pattern In Illustrator | Vectips Thu, 27 May 2010 15:00:28 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-76385 [...] We repeated out text element on the right side, now we have to repeat our text over the bottom edge. Select both copies of the text element, Copy (Command + C), and Paste in Front (Command + F). With the copies still selected, type “- 300 px” in the Y value AFTER the current Y value. After you press return you should now see four text elements. To learn more about math function in Illustrator, read our Quick Tip: Math Function in Illustrator. [...] [...] We repeated out text element on the right side, now we have to repeat our text over the bottom edge. Select both copies of the text element, Copy (Command + C), and Paste in Front (Command + F). With the copies still selected, type “- 300 px” in the Y value AFTER the current Y value. After you press return you should now see four text elements. To learn more about math function in Illustrator, read our Quick Tip: Math Function in Illustrator. [...]

]]> By: Shane Hudson http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-58547 Shane Hudson Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:09:07 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-58547 I did not know this was possible, thanks for pointing it out! I did not know this was possible, thanks for pointing it out!

]]> By: Tarmo Häkkinen http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-58540 Tarmo Häkkinen Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:56:52 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-58540 Very cool, you have no idea how many times I've been making layouts with regular calculator in my other hand! So useful! Very cool, you have no idea how many times I’ve been making layouts with regular calculator in my other hand! So useful!

]]> By: JMV http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-57244 JMV Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:20:39 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-57244 Yes, I've found that feature to be very useful many times. Yes, I’ve found that feature to be very useful many times.

]]> By: abuanas http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-54424 abuanas Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:25:28 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-54424 interesting interesting

]]> By: John Mindiola III http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-54227 John Mindiola III Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:01:48 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-54227 Been using this for a long time. I love it. Thank you for sharing this with everybody else! Been using this for a long time. I love it. Thank you for sharing this with everybody else!

]]> By: geekART http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-54224 geekART Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:47:15 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-54224 Another cool and somewhat related thing is if you want a stroke to be .125" but your stroke palette is set up with default units as points, you just type ".125 in" and Illustrator will convert it to points for you. Same with other measurements, just type "in" "ft" "pt" and it will do the conversion to the default unit of measure for the tool in question. Another cool and somewhat related thing is if you want a stroke to be .125″ but your stroke palette is set up with default units as points, you just type “.125 in” and Illustrator will convert it to points for you. Same with other measurements, just type “in” “ft” “pt” and it will do the conversion to the default unit of measure for the tool in question.

]]> By: hoshimo http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-53824 hoshimo Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:53:47 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-53824 it's also handy to note that you can type something like 7 1/8 and it will understand it to be 7.125 if you suck at fraction-to-decimal conversions. it’s also handy to note that you can type something like 7 1/8 and it will understand it to be 7.125 if you suck at fraction-to-decimal conversions.

]]> By: Jonathan Patterson http://vectips.com/tips-and-tricks/math-functions-in-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-53667 Jonathan Patterson Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:49:27 +0000 http://vectips.com/?p=3562#comment-53667 Sweetness Sweetness

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