Stretching Center Marks / adding Dashes

[mluterman]

Is it true that I must right-click and create my own dashes all the time? I've never asked the question, but always wondered about this: why is it that when I stretch the ends of a center mark, it doesn't just create those dashes on the fly (without me having to right-click on it and eyeballing them in there)? Is there a setting I'm overlooking?

[SBix26 · Accepted solution]

I agree!  However, for the situation you show above, the Centerline tool does a nice job of placing dashes:

As long as you have something to connect the other end of the centerline to, you can just apply it on top of an existing centermark, too.

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Sam B

Inventor Pro 2026.1.1 | Windows 11 Home 24H2

[mluterman]

That's phenominal! Thank you so much (I've been overlooking that since IV2009...shhh...don't tell anyone).

[dan_inv09]

Are you using a centerline but not necessarily in place of the centermark, you've got them doubled up?