Jagged edges on bevelled diagonal lines.

[catch202]

Hi,

I'm doing a logo for a local company part of which consists of diagonal lines joined together to make a pattern. When I try to use any type of embossing or bevelling effect the bevelling appears jagged rather than smooth. I've tried to use as higher pixels per cm setting as I can though the same issue remains.

Can anyone suggest a way to get a smooth bevelled diagonal line. I thought (incorrectly) that by using a vector based software package that I wouldn't have to worry about this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Ian.

 

[LindaRathgeber]

You'll find that is you change the angle to 45 degrees it will look much smoother.

The reason this happens is that screen graphics are displayed in a matrix of pixels that's a little like a sheet of graph paper.

When you go straight across a row or up and down a column of pixels, the lines look smooth. When you draw on an angle, the line has to step diagonally from one line of squares to another, along its full length. At 45 degrees, it's not that noticable because the steps are small and even.

If the angle is shallower or steeper than 45 degrees, things get wonky. The lines must be rendered in combinations of steps and straight lines of one or more pixels. That makes the steps more visible, even at small sizes.

Cheers!
Linda Rathgeber
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