Modify Connectors

Alignment

Select Base from the drop-down list to align the bottom of the connector text with the connector.

Select BBody from the drop-down list to align the connector text above the connector.

Select HBody from the drop-down list to align the centre of the connector text with the connector.

Select TBody from the drop-down list to align the top of the connector text with the connector.

Char height

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector text character height from the visual style.

Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to define the character height for the connector text.

Char spacing

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector text character spacing from the visual style.

Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to define the character spacing for the connector text.

Font

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the text font from the visual style.

Select from the drop-down list to define the font for the connector text.

Justification

Select Left from the drop-down list to left justify the connector text.

Select Right from the drop-down list to right justify the connector text.

Select Centre from the drop-down list to centre justify the connector text.

Line spacing

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector text line spacing from the visual style.

Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to define the vertical line spacing for the connector text.

Rotation angle

Input a value in the field to define the rotation angle for the connector text.

Text

Input a value in the field to define the content for the connector text.

Click to add intelligent text. Refer to Intelligent Text for further information.

Note:
The connector has a DEXREF attribute which holds a reference to an external element. The intelligent text is evaluated against this external element if it is valid. There are two pseudo attributes on the connector CONSRF and CONERF, these hold the DEXREF of the symbols at the start and end of the connector respectively. The FROM command can be used to extract data about the DEXREF, CONSRF and CONERF (for example, #BORE<FR DEXREF>). There is a limitation on the intelligent text, it is not possible to travel the hierarchy from the DEXREF, CONSRF or CONERF. This means that while it is possible to display the owner of the DEXREF element, it is not possible to display any further information about the OWNER.

Text Colour

Select from the drop-down list to define the colour of the connector text.

Text Offset

Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to define the text offset from the centre of the connector along the X axis and the Y axis.

Text segment

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector text position from the visual style.

Select Start from the drop-down list to position connector text adjacent to the first connector segment.

Select Centre from the drop-down list to position connector text adjacent to the center connector segment.

Select End from the drop-down list to position connector text adjacent to the last connector segment

Is major

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector jump settings from the visual style.

Select Yes from the drop-down list to define the connector as dominant. A jump is not applied to the connector at connector intersections.

Select No from the drop-down list to define the connector as subordinate. A jump is applied to the connector at connector intersections.

Jumping glyph

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector jump display settings from the visual style. The default jump display is indicated with a gap.

Select By Owner from the drop-down list to inherit the connector jump display settings from the owning element.

Select an image from the gallery to modify the connector jump display settings.

Jumping size

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector jump size from the visual style.

Select By Owner from the drop-down list to inherit the connector jump size from the owning element.

Input a value in the field or select a size from the drop-down list to modify the size of the connector jump.

Flow

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector flow direction from the visual style.

Select None from the drop-down list to modify the connector flow direction to no direction.

Select Forward from the drop-down list to modify the connector flow direction to forwards.

Select Back from the drop-down list to modify the connector flow direction to backwards.

The flow setting is created for use with asymmetric line styles or glyphs

Marker Colour

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector marker colour settings from the visual style.

Select a colour from the drop-down list to modify the connector marker colour.

Marker glyph

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector marker display settings from the visual style.

Select an image from the gallery to modify the connector marker display settings. A marker is positioned at each connector vertex point.

Marker size

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector marker size from the visual style.

Select By Owner from the drop-down list to inherit the connector marker size from the owning element.

Input a value in the field or select a size from the drop-down list to modify the size of the connector marker.

Shield colour

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector shield colour settings from the visual style.

Select a colour from the drop-down list to modify the connector shield colour.

Shield diameter

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector shield diameter size from the visual style.

Input a value in the field or select a size from the drop-down list to modify the diameter of the connector shield.

Shield line type

Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the connector shield line style from the visual style.

Select an image from the gallery to modify the connector shield line style settings.