Mapped symbol is jagged?

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May 16, 2025
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I mapped art to a cylinder to simulate a label on a bottle (converted the label art to a symbol and then mapped using classic 3D revolve). Why is it jagged? Everything has been done at 300ppi? Raster image settings for the document at 300ppi, raster the group at 300ppi... The image files in the original layouts are high resolution as well. What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting I'm missing? I've done this before with no degradation of the image or type. Please advise, thanks.

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Correct answer dDembicki

So, I believe I have solved this. It looks much better if: Before I rasterize the art to make the symbol, I convert the text to outlines, group, rasterize with art optimized anti-aliasing, then drag it to the symbol palette, and map.

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dDembickiAuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

So, I believe I have solved this. It looks much better if: Before I rasterize the art to make the symbol, I convert the text to outlines, group, rasterize with art optimized anti-aliasing, then drag it to the symbol palette, and map.

Doug A Roberts

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Why do you need to rasterize the art?

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dDembickiAuthor

Inspiring

Because there's a linked image. And the type ends up looking like crap. And some of the elements don't come in. (In the attached screen shot, the left item is not rasterized, the right item is. The left item is supposed to have the green bar like the right item.) But now you've got me second guessing myself, lol. I think at least the image needs to be embedded, not a link.

Doug A Roberts

Community Expert

What size are the elements in the screenshot?

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dDembickiAuthor

Inspiring

Close to the same size as the original, somewhere maybe between 95% and 105%. I sized the box to what I needed it to be before revolving and mapping.

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