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Hi all,
I have a graph that contains vertical and horizontal tick marks that are stroked as dash lines.
However how do you make sure that the dash lines are aligned nicely when intersected?
Any help would be appreciated!
Maybe use the Rectangular Grid Tool
Pathfiinder > Outline
and use the Direct selection tool plus shift on the right anchor points to get the less than full rectangle
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Maybe use the Rectangular Grid Tool
Pathfiinder > Outline
and use the Direct selection tool plus shift on the right anchor points to get the less than full rectangle
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thank you that works!~
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Make sure that the horizontal lines start at the same X coordinate and the vertical ones at the same Y coordinate.
Make sure that the distance between the horizontal and vertical lines are a multiple of the dash gap.
Choose the Preserve exact dash and gap lenght option.
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thank you Ton. I used Ray's technique but yours work too!
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Maybe try this script?
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Thank you!
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Thanks Monika, I remember downloading these scripts but after a period of not using any of them I'd forgotten what, when or how to use them so this page is exactly what I was missing. I've now bookmarked it for future reference.
I particularly like "merge overlapped anchors script". It comes in handy when using the simplify path function in Illustrator. So frustrating when you go to move or adjust an anchor only to find it laying on top of three hidden ones underneath. Slows things down—a lot.
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You're welcome!