Stray line appears when exporting as PDF or AI

[cursor]

When exporting a map to either PDF or AI (Adobe Illustrator), I inexplicably get a slight, straight, diagonal line that runs across the map. Can anyone help me diagnose the problem? Thanks.

[gwpriester]

I think it has something to do with the control points on the tiny island where the line starts. I selected just the island, then select the island with the Shape Tool and changed the Line Joins to Rounded and the line goes away.

[M4R5]

I can't solve this for you, but I can tell you that it didn't happen in Xara 6 when I tried it just now. It did happen in Xara 9.

If you need to get some stuff done quickly, you could install an old trial version.

[gwpriester]

Here's the area

[Scotty]

Hi,
when I downloaded the xar file went to wireframe mode there is a hidden line displaying maybe that is the culprit
Jim

[cursor]

I rounded all joints and caps for all the island and sandbar elements ... but the PDF export still shows the phantom line, Gary. Thanks.

Thanks M4R5 for the heads-up on using version 6. I'll install it and give it a shot.

Hey Jim. I didn't think of wireframe mode. I see the line that you reference. I deleted it, then exported to PDF ... and the stray line is still there.

[mwenz]

The reason it is still there is because it is from the outline running around the island. Change the point size to .25 pts and the line will go away.

I suspect that the miter limit has been exceeded at .5 pts for something that small.

Mike

[cursor]

I suspect that the miter limit has been exceeded at .5 pts for something that small.

Note that I have edited that shape so that it now has round joints and round caps. I'm not sure that any bevel/miter restriction would be the problem. You're right that reducing the line width to 0.25px does make the line go away ... but it doesn't give me the effect that I want. I added two control points precisely where the sandbar outline meets the island, then broke the shape at those points and discarded the small segment. With that line selected I did an Arrange > Convert Line to Shape. A stray, straight line runs down and to the left from one of former endpoints ... then Designer locks up.

[cursor]

At the far left of the island outline there is a pair of control points that are very close together. The stray line on the PDF export appears to shoot from one of these two points. I deleted one of them, then exported to PDF. It worked great this time! While I have no idea what the actual problem was, I now have something that works. Thanks for helping me come to a happy ending.

[Rik]

That's weird.
If I redraw that tiny island, then I don't get that line.