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Using Adobe Illustrator CS6, I drew a line and clicked the "Dashed Line" option in the stroke palette.
When I change the length of the dashed line, by grabbing an endpoint and moving it or clipping it, the size of the gaps and dashes in the line change. I don't want that to happen. I checked the various boxes in the Transform options but nothing helps.
How do I keep the dashes and gaps consistent in a dashed line?
Try the "Preserve exact dash and gap lengths" option in the Stroke Panel. It's the left-most of a pair of illustrated buttons, just to the right of the "Dashed Line" checkbox.
In the Transform Palette side menu, turn off Scale Strokes & Effects.
You can also turn it off in the Preferences. Hit Command + K and uncheck it in the General tab.
