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joshrussell
joshrussell
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June 16, 2015
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Illustrator CC '14 file lines appear jagged in CC '15

  • June 16, 2015
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I have created several illustrations in Illustrator CC 2014. After I updated to CC 2015, I opened this same file and now all of the characters' lines appear jagged and "non-vector-like". How can I fix this?

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    Correct answer Larry G. Schneider

    On a retina screen? Try toggling the GPU/CPU preview under the View menu.

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    spawklz
    spawklz
    Known Participant
    August 25, 2016

    This thing is driving me bonkers, and the worst part is that "preview on GPU/CPU" seems misleading, because the jagged lines are still there if I export to PSD. With "Anti-aliased artwork" checked in preferences, the difference between GPU/CPU preview are negligible. Checking/unchecking Document Raster Effects has no visible effect. I tried un-installing and re-installing, but the problem persists. Recreating the shapes with the pen tool in PS produces silky smooth curves in comparison. The image below illustrates the problem:

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    anasa29915681
    Participant
    June 22, 2016

    Thank you ... it's done

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    Racasdorph
    Participant
    November 22, 2015

    I am also having this issue. Creating simple circles with 2pt strokes appear jagged now at 100% zoom. I have turned off and on the GPU and CPU modes. This doesn't fix the issue. I have also made sure anti aliasing is turned on. Please help.

    Rozberries
    Rozberries
    Participant
    November 17, 2015

    THANK YOU!!! This issue has been driving me crazy!

    cdpage905
    cdpage905
    Participating Frequently
    August 19, 2015

    this helped me - thank you... too bad it took an hour to find.

    BTW pixel preview may be the cause for some people too.

    I guess this makes sense for people working on laptops with second monitors...

    Sigh

    and3rsonsousa
    and3rsonsousa
    Participating Frequently
    August 5, 2015

    Adobe has released some updates to me it is still the same.

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    michaelb18847509
    Participant
    August 5, 2015

    I'm having the same issue as well after updating. I've tried all possible solutions, and my files are still jagged. This is extremely frustrating.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 5, 2015

    michaelb18847509 schrieb:

    I'm having the same issue as well after updating. I've tried all possible solutions, and my files are still jagged. This is extremely frustrating.

    Please show.

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    michaelb18847509
    Participant
    August 5, 2015

    Changing to CPU Preview eliminated most of the problem, but some of the strokes become jagged towards the ends, and I have no idea how to eliminate that. I don't remember this being a problem before the update.

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    alanam55374645
    Participant
    June 26, 2015

    Still having the same issue with outlined text. Tried the CPU/GPU toggling and it still displays jagged in the cleaner view. Also tried uninstalling and re-installing. No improvement. CPU View looks better, but still seeing jagged lines. Especially on the "V" and "A" - anyone have insight?

    CPU View

    GPU View

      Napologetic
      Napologetic
      Participating Frequently
      June 27, 2015

      That was what was happening to me, I had to uninstall illustrator and re-download and re-install it. Then toggle the GPU view off, you'll notice everything back to normal.

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      jasonc1982
      Participant
      June 16, 2015

      I wanted to add that this fixed another issue I was having where overlapping strokes were displaying weird. Switched to CPU preview and now they look good with no clipping

        Napologetic
        Napologetic
        Participating Frequently
        June 16, 2015

        I can't seem to resolve this by simply toggling GPU vs CPU, it always looks jagged now, one way or another. As opposed to before.

        Larry G. Schneider
        Community Expert
        Larry G. SchneiderCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 16, 2015

        Do you have a retina screen? If not, then try turning off the GPU acceleration in the Preferences and select the CPU preview.

          Napologetic
          Napologetic
          Participating Frequently
          June 16, 2015

          No i do not have a retina screen, and I have done that.

          My iMac is late 2013 model with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GPU too... in case it matters, OS X is also updated to 10.10.3.

          I'm attaching the sample vector images to demonstrate, prior to today's update it was all smooth...

          Below is done by following every method of turning off the GPU preview from the preferences and the preview menu option. The results are the same even after restarting inbetween preference changes.

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