Printing SSRS to PDF with chart properties 3D off and Drawing Style = Cylinder produces bad chart

Printing SSRS to PDF with chart properties 3D off and Drawing Style = Cylinder produces bad chart by Shanegela

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Type:	Bug
ID:	777270
Opened:	1/23/2013 8:09:45 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

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Printing to PDF from SSRS on 2008 R2, the bar charts look pixilated but exporting to PDF looks okay.

The chart is a bar or column chart with 3D off and Drawing Style = Cylinder

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SQL Server 2008 R2

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1. create a bar chart with 3D Off and Drawing Style = Cylinder (see attached Test.rdl)
2. print to PDF - the output of the chart is bad (see attached Test_Print.pdf)
3. save to PDF - the output of the chart is good (see attached Test_Export.pdf)

2. print to PDF - the output of the chart is bad
3. save to PDF - the output of the chart is good.

I expect printing and saving to PDF to have the same output of a good chart.

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File Name	Submitted By	Submitted On	File Size
Test_Export.pdf	Shanegela	1/23/2013	65 KB
Test_Print.pdf	Shanegela	1/23/2013	39 KB

Workaround #1
To work around the issue, save the report as a PDF file before printing.
1.    Run the report.
2.    Click Export and choose PDF.
3.    Click Print.
Workaround #2
(Note: The gradient on the chart changes with this work around)

1)    Switch to 3D enabled bar chart:
a) Click 3D Effect ...
b) Check Enable 3D
c) Set Rotation (degrees), Inclination (degrees) and Wall thickness to 0.
d) Go to Fill, set Color to No Color
2) Select the Chart Series
a) Set BorderColor: No Color
b) Set BorderStyle = Default
c) Set BorderWidth = 1pt