mweisbart Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I am trying to create a think line - 18 points or more, that has small dashes to look like a crosswalk - I am able to do it in Illustrator 18 points, gap of 2 and 4 and can get the perfect effect. When I try this with Design, I can't get small enough lines - gaps. This is a big stumbling block for me. Is there a solution - I have tried 18 pt, .5 and 4 gap and can't get any smaller. When the gap is bigger than .5 I don't even get a gap showing - these line segments are not long lines. Images posted. Is there an alternative way of doing these? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uuiop Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Hi mweisbart, it looks (from the rounded ends of each of your segments) as though you need to change the "cap" setting for your line under the Stroke dialogue from inset rounded to non-inset square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mweisbart Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 No, that doesn't change anything other than whether the dash is a rounded or blunt segment - still not more dashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Check it out. I hope this helps. MEB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mweisbart Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Yes, thank you - I tried so many settings, but don't think I took that second gap all the way down to decimals, but kept enlarging it. I couldn't imagine that such a simple thing couldn't be done. Now I feel silly, but relieved! Thanks, now I can integrate this fully into my workflow! evtonic3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 This video helps understand a little better too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mweisbart Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 No, I watched that - and know how to make dashed lines, it was just getting the settings correct. In Illustrator you use whole numbers - the smallest you can go is 0.05, so I just didn't realize that I had to go so small to get similar results. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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