# XY Chart Resolution Degradation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** reporting\
**Created:** [August 26, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171 "2025-08-26T09:43:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![milton.stathakis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/milton.stathakis/32/73561_2.png) [@milton.stathakis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milton.stathakis)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171/1 "2025-08-26T09:43:53Z")

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Hi everyone,

I am using the report module to generate a XY Chart summary of a production run. Below I have attached an image of the chart when viewed within the Ignition Report Designer, it is smooth and I would like to email, save as pdf etc this exact version. The other image is what I get when I publish to PDF or export it out of Ignition. Is there a setting to enable 100% resolution?

Thank you.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/6/b69309d2c914d07c15b5476e9f3753d1fef95e28.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/8/e8d852007305fa23efa039b4acda7d08e8039479.png)

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**Author:** ![Vi\_Quang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vi_quang/32/82707_2.png) [@Vi\_Quang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vi_Quang)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171/2 "2025-08-26T18:12:07Z")

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In 8.3, the XY Chart will be able to produce vectors and the resulting PDF should have smoother lines. One thing to note about the 8.3 version for this particular chart, there’s an error where the legend does not show the pen when the style is line.

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**Author:** ![milton.stathakis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/milton.stathakis/32/73561_2.png) [@milton.stathakis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milton.stathakis)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171/3 "2025-08-27T06:25:04Z")

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Thank you. So until 8.3 is released I’ll need to find a work around to present this chart?

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**Author:** ![Vi\_Quang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vi_quang/32/82707_2.png) [@Vi\_Quang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vi_Quang)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-resolution-degradation/110171/4 "2025-08-27T17:17:04Z")

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Unfortunately, yes. Although I’m not sure there’s a satisfactory workaround, see the following related thread on the matter.

> [@Report Timeseries Charts Are Blurry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-timeseries-charts-are-blurry/74319/8):
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> Any progress on this? The charts are unpresentable in their current form, but I would love to be able to use them.

~~As for 8.3.0, note that for this particular chart you will need a workaround for the legend when using lines~~. ~~`Pen 1` below is suppose to show a line, but it’s empty.~~

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/2/0298b50198daa4f2882817be4a9596d39d81505f.png)

This was resolved in 8.3.1.