Object Images from Illustrator to InDesign Distorted

[songsungpurple]

I'm attempting to copy objects from Illustrator and paste them into InDesign, but the objects distort when printed.

For example, I have essentially combined rectangles to create squares. When printed from Illustrator, they are fine - no spaces between the rectangles and all edges are even. When printed from InDesign, there are a few white spaces between the recatangles and the tops/bottoms are not alligned.

I did read a post in this forum which said to make sure that Illustrator was copying as AICB instead of PDF, and that InDesign does not prefer PDF files, which I did. The error I get when pasting says that it cannot display the object(s) in their native format and so will paste as an embedded EPS file.

I have also tried saving the oject in Illustrator and then placing in in InDesign, changing the on-screen and print resolution to high quality, and disabling the auto-sampling (not the right title, I know) feature.

I am baffled!

I am truly baffled...

 

[jimoblak]

and that InDesign does not prefer PDF files

Where does this come from?

Does the placed graphic involve transparency, either from Illustrator or from InDesign?

- - I hope this helps - -
[sub](Complain to someone else if it doesn't)[/sub]

 

[songsungpurple]

I can't find that post again, but it is referring to a preference setting in InDesign.

As it turns out, it was essentially the printing goblins that created the distortion. The object appeared fine on screen in both Illustrator and InDesign, but only printed distorted from InDesign. I had similar problems when attempting the layout for these objects in Word.

Essentially, only Illustrator is allowing slight misalignments to get through the printing phase without showing up, while these other programs are not.

I never wanted to be a graphic designer (like dear old dad)... Here I thought that designing quilt patterns was actually different.

Thanks for responding,

Lesa
Renegade Quilter