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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?

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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.

Preserve dash length

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    That did it! I've used this program since ver. 8 and can't believe some of the tools and tricks that I've missed that are right under my nose... THANKS! – JeremyH Jul 9 '14 at 20:29
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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.

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  • I do have "Scale Strokes & Effects" unchecked. The size of gaps and dashes still change. – JeremyH Jul 9 '14 at 19:54
  • hmm, that should have fixed it. Are there any other effects applied to the line? – Rsiel Jul 9 '14 at 19:56
  • I checked the appearance palette and don't see anything else added to the line other than stroke. – JeremyH Jul 9 '14 at 20:21

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