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1. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
Scott Falkner Apr 14, 2011 8:36 AM (in response to jr4292)Is Pixel Preview on in the View menu? Do you have Snap to Grid on? Make sure both are off.
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2. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
jr4292 Apr 14, 2011 8:49 AM (in response to Scott Falkner)Both are off
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3. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
Scott Falkner Apr 14, 2011 9:00 AM (in response to jr4292)Try pasting into a new file. Make it a print file. This is not a fix, just exploration to see if there’s something off or some setting associated with only this file.
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4. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
jr4292 Apr 14, 2011 9:19 AM (in response to Scott Falkner)Tried that too. Didn't change anything. It's almost like there's something wrong with the way I drew it...
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5. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
Scott Falkner Apr 14, 2011 9:26 AM (in response to jr4292)Well, let’s see it. Post the Illustrator file online somewhere and paste a link in a reply. You cannot attach files on the forum so you need some other place to stash the file. If you have DropBox throw it into your Public folder and right-click for Copy Public Link. If you don’t have DropBox I highly recommend it. This link will get you started and give me a tiny bonus to my available space.
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6. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
jr4292 Apr 14, 2011 9:34 AM (in response to Scott Falkner)I actually have it here: http://ucmb.uconn.edu/illustrator-files/stick-it-in-shirt.ai
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7. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
Scott Falkner Apr 14, 2011 10:55 AM (in response to jr4292)Well I’ll be dipped. I have no idea what’s going haywire here. I pasted it into a new file and ungrouped everything. It still distorts when scaled and the stroke won’t go under 1 pt.
I did get it to work, but only using a workaround. Select the shapes, then make a new symbol in the Symbols panel. Scale the symbol then click the broken chain icon in the Symbols panel.
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8. Re: Vector drawing gets distorted when shrunk
Monika Gause Apr 14, 2011 12:43 PM (in response to Scott Falkner)Deativate "Align to pixel grid" in the transform panel. It's assigned to the objects.




