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November 28, 2024
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Newly added lines and shapes in illustrator appear pixelated

  • November 28, 2024
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So I've been using illustrator for some time now and have never had these type of issues, today I continued working on a technical drawing in illustrator and I've noticed that any new lines and shapes that I added appear jagged and pixelated especially compared to rest of the drawing that doesn't display these type of issues. So only the new additions to the drawing are pixelated not the rest. That's why none of the solutions I've found online so far have been helpful... Please, I'm open to any suggestions it's been so irritating 

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_scott__
Legend
November 28, 2024

What system are you using? Specifcally, what's your monitor resolution?

Participating Frequently
November 28, 2024

I'm using Mac Pro (2013)

(2560x1440)

Participating Frequently
November 29, 2024

What Ilustrator and MacOS are you combining? 

What are the exact CMYK values for both your blacks, they should be the same. Check your appearance panel as you may have some effect on the new strokes, or an errant effect applies to the layer. Try a whole new document to see if this happens if you are not an expert with appearance being assigned to layers, groups, strokes, etc.


I'm using the 2022 27.0 version of illustrator and MacOs Monterey

I've tried the new document and it was the same, but when I exported it as pdf the pixelated parts were normal and smooth.. Now the issue has resolved itself so I am hoping it won't occur in the future 😊

Doug A Roberts
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 28, 2024

Can you show some comparisons -- with the relevant object selected and visible in the appearance and layers panels?

Participating Frequently
November 28, 2024

So the black ones are the newly added ones next to the slightly brownish already existing ones 

Thanks for the fast reply 😊