# Pattern applied in SketchUp looks light and blurry when exported to LayOut

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242>\
**Category:** LayOut\
**Created:** [December 3, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242 "2019-12-03T20:43:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Projets\_Novex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@Projets\_Novex](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Projets_Novex)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/1 "2019-12-03T20:43:49Z")

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Hi, I would like to know if it’s normal that the pattern I apply in sketchup, look light and blurry when exported in layout. This is so time loss to apply again new pattern in layout. Heres an image showing the differences. I am on macOS Catalina now but the problem I’ve always been.

Thank you for your help.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/2 "2019-12-03T20:48:35Z")

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Can you upload a LayOut file that shows this issue?

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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/3 "2019-12-03T23:38:52Z")

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Is the LayOut viewport render set to Raster, Vector or Hybrid ? (Try Hybrid.)

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**Author:** ![Projets\_Novex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@Projets\_Novex](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Projets_Novex)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/4 "2019-12-04T10:53:49Z")

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Yes, here a file and a PDF export. [Test pattern.pdf](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/7vCJqxj1bwSmsgTt522OCGr5wNF.pdf) (343.3 KB) [Test pattern.layout](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/arEzaQDmCmqAcBjhUmEfI9b9tRP.layout) (995.7 KB)

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**Author:** ![Projets\_Novex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@Projets\_Novex](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Projets_Novex)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/5 "2019-12-04T10:56:00Z")

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The viewport change the line richness but don’t change anything on the pattern

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_v](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Charlie\_v](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Charlie_v)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/6 "2019-12-04T11:49:10Z")

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Try changing your doc. rendering resolution in LO…file…document setup…paper…rendering resolution…default is Medium.  
Setting this higher will have cost in that re-render of viewports will take longer depending on your graphics card performance/power.  
Charlie

 ![LowRes](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/f/5f7b7dfc256fa2ffadb2f41601dbaa10872303ff.png)

 ![HiRes](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/c/2cae1ce654000fdb3def7af7302d71bd61d1d5c7.png)

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**Author:** ![Projets\_Novex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@Projets\_Novex](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Projets_Novex)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/pattern-applied-in-sketchup-looks-light-and-blurry-when-exported-to-layout/110242/7 "2019-12-05T03:44:26Z")

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Thank you for your reply! This is pretty much better like that! Still not perfect for me but, clearly better. But my question is: Is it the same problem for all of you? I’m the only one who’ve notice that ?

Thanks again.