Dashed lines not working with pen or line tools

[blaugblondie]

Hey there!

I've tried both the pen tool and the line tool and neither seem to be working correctly. Here's what's going on.

Line tool: When I draw a line, with SHAPE selected, FILL transparent, dashed line chosen, it gives me dashed lines that are somewhat offset and overlapping. See settings and line below.

And when I change the alignment to INSIDE, it creates this dashed line with almost like sets of dashes, with a longer gap between each set of two dashes. See below.

Now for the pen tool (same settings - SHAPE selected, FILL set to transparent): When I click the pen tool, the pen with it's little squiggly line and a tiny empty circle appear, but no anchor point appears. Nothing happens if I try to drop a second anchor point. Then if I click and drag the pen tool, I get a wonky dashed line.

But when I hold shift, then click and drag the pen tool, I don't get a straight dashed line. It still draws a wonky line.

WHY?!?! What is going on?! I've googled, I've watched youtube tutorials about dashed lines and about the pen tool, but when I do what they do, I don't get the same results! Please, someone have an answer for what is happening!

Caps lock is off, but I've tried things both ways, on and off. Doesn't make a difference. 

[Nancy OShea]

File > New >  1000px by 1000px, resolution: 150 ppi.

Set Navigator panel to 100% zoom.

Shift + click with Pen tool to create straight lines.

See screenshot.

Hopefully, you get something similar.

[blaugblondie]

Thank you! Any idea why center alignment on the line tool is creating those offset lines?

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

That’s not the Pen Tool, but the Freeform Pen Tool! 

[blaugblondie]

OMIGOSH THANK YOU!!!!! 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

[blaugblondie]

Thanks again! Any idea why center alignment on the line tool is creating those offset lines?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The Line Tool essentially creates rectangles, so on the long side there are two parallel strokes visible.