Curves Printing as Angles

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June 3, 2019
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I'm trying to print off a project that I am working on but I have a problem with some of my curves printing out as strange angles. This is not happening with all of them just some and I have no idea how to fix it. TIA

Correct answer barbara_a7746676

If the Illustrator file is corrupt,you could try selecting everything and copying it into a new Illustrator file. You could also try copying and pasting just the problem paths into a new Illustrator file.

Another thing to check would be if you have the most current printer driver for your printer and if the driver is using the HP postscript simulator.

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GJ27846517pamh

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Hello! Had the same issue. This worked for me:

In your printing settings window, go to Advanced.

Check -> Print as Bitmap

Select Complex Graphics in the bottom list (Ajuste preestablecido)

Sorry, my Illustrator is in Spanish.

Hope this can fix your problem too. I draw my patterns in illustrator as you! 🙂

barbara_a7746676

Community Expert

In your print dialog box, is Flatness set to Quality on the far left?

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fth88611732Author

Participating Frequently

this is my graphics section of my Print dialog box.

barbara_a7746676

Community Expert

In that case, I would look to the printer as the culprit. On amazon.com it says nothing about that printer supporting postscript. You could contact HP to confirm that.

When working with Adobe applications, an important printer feature is a postscript driver, or at least a postscript simulator. Some HP printers do have a postscript simulator.

barbara_a7746676

Community Expert

This looks like a printer issue, not an illustrator issue. This should not be happening if your printer is a postscript printer. If it has a postscript simulator it may not be interpreting the postscript correctly.

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fth88611732Author

Participating Frequently

I am using a HP officejet 3830. I would think it was a printer issue but some of the other curves print smoothly. I have done a realignment and that has not fixed it.

barbara_a7746676

Correct answer

Community Expert

If the Illustrator file is corrupt,you could try selecting everything and copying it into a new Illustrator file. You could also try copying and pasting just the problem paths into a new Illustrator file.

Another thing to check would be if you have the most current printer driver for your printer and if the driver is using the HP postscript simulator.