Pixels on Desktop, Points on iPad

[skmwrp]

I thought I was crazy, but now finally figured out why the brush sizes on my Mac version of AD are so different from using the same brush on the iPad version: points vs pixels.

Why does the desktop version use "pixels" for brush sizes while the iPad version uses "points"? It's confusing, and in the case of points, you don't have the same level of granularity. Changing brush sizes using the swipe on the iPad is really imprecise. I try to make the brush a bit smaller and it goes to zero. (I'm using a 12 px brush imported from Mac version, which already translates to 2.9 pts on the iPad.)

Is there was way to change the iPad version so brushes are done using pixel measurement?

[Alfred]

23 minutes ago, skmwrp said:

Is there was way to change the iPad version so brushes are done using pixel measurement?

Take a look at the ‘Interface’ settings under Preferences.

[skmwrp]

Thanks! I searched & searched but didn't make the connection of "Lines in points" to "Brushes in pixels."

Except now my brushes are in inches. So instead of 12 px, or 2.9 pts, I get 0.039 inches. Finally figured out I had to go into Document/Resize, change the units, Apply.

On the desktop, brushes are in pixels, no matter the units of the document.

[Alfred]

6 minutes ago, skmwrp said:

On the desktop, brushes are in pixels, no matter the units of the document.

That’s an interesting observation! It really ought to be consistent across the supported platforms.

[skmwrp]

On 3/18/2021 at 3:38 PM, Alfred said:

It really ought to be consistent across the supported platforms.

Actually, I just noticed that it is consistent. On AD Mac, my brush is in pixels but the stroke panel shows points. And turning off Show Line in Points did the same thing, putting the stoke in inches, which my document is set to.

Now I have to figure out a new way to work with units.