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Jagged diagonals when using Transform Effect

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Hi,

When using Transform Effect on text or shape,

the diagonal lines are either jagged or in bumpy steps instead of level.

If used with offset path using rounded corners then the lines become rounded bumpy.

Any help appreciated thank you.

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Monika GauseCorrect answer

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If you want it clean, do it like this: https://www.vektorgarten.de/long-shadows-with-illustrator.html

Monika Gause

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If you want it clean, do it like this: https://www.vektorgarten.de/long-shadows-with-illustrator.html

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Mark34016849ljgmAuthor

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Thanks Monika i will give it a try

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Doug A Roberts

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Why would you expect 15 copies of a pointy shape to produce a smooth line?

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Mark34016849ljgmAuthor

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Because i watched a tutorial on creating a text effect, in the tutorial text the diagonal lines are straight not jagged But my text has jagged diagonals and i followed the tutorial properly.

Do you know if there is a fix for this or are you just a Troll ?

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Doug A Roberts

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I'm not trying to troll. You understand that the effect is producing copies of the object, right?

You can use this effect to create a 'good enough' block shadow under these circumstances:

1. Your output is going to be raster (JPEG, PNG etc.)

2. The number of copies is sufficiently high that they won't be evident given the PPI of the raster output

It frustrates me that the internet is full of people promoting this and blend tool methods as a catch-all block shadow creator. It's useful for that in very specific circumstances only.

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