Adding Connection Points

Use the Connection Point tool to place additional connection points at other locations on a graphic element than the bounding rectangle. Also, you can place custom connection points on an embedded graphic and connect to them.

Note: Custom connection points are part of the parent graphic element and cannot be grouped. Also, custom connection points added to a graphic element that is part of a Symbol Wizard layer are shown when the graphic element is part of the Symbol Wizard’s current configuration.

Press the Esc key to cancel adding a connection point. Also, clicking on the Industrial Graphic Editor’s canvas takes you out of connection point addition mode.

To add connection points

1. Open a graphic that you want to add one or more connection points.

2. Click once on the Connection Point icon from the Tools pane to draw a single connection point on a graphic element.

   If you want to draw multiple connection points, double click on the Connection Point icon.

3. Move your mouse to a location within a graphic element that you want to place a new connection point.

   Note: Connection points can be added within the bounding rectangle of a hosting element of an embedded graphic.

4. Click once.

   The new connection point appears as a green rectangle at the location you selected.

To change the position of a connection point

You can change the position of a connection point that you added to a graphic element or a graphic.

5. Click on the connection point you want to move to select it.

6. Keep the left mouse key pressed.

7. Drag the connection point to a new location and release the mouse key.

   The X and Y properties show the coordinate position of the connection point.

   You can also change the location of a connection point you added by changing the X and Y coordinate values assigned to the connection point’s X and Y properties.

Related Topics

Add Connectors Between Graphic Elements