Comments on: Connection Point Directions & Types http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/ Shapes, Stencils, Drawings Templates, Tutorials, Tips & Developer Info for Microsoft Visio Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:59:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chelmite http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-24543 Chelmite Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:53:57 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-24543 I got the connection points vss loaded and have the tool document open. I have a rectangle with some connection points on the left and right sides. I used your tool to set the direction. Actually, as soon as I added the connection points, they pointed the correct directions...the ones on the left point left. The ones on the right point right. I then deleted the connection points and copied the rectangle back into my symbol. When I placed an instance of the symbol and connected it, all the wires suddenly went the wrong direction, under the symbol in the opposite direction they were supposed to go and then looped around back to the source of the wire! I looked at the ShapeSheet for the rectangle. The connection points on the left have: DirX = -1.0 DirY = 0.0 Type/C = 0 Any idea what's wrong? Thanks for your help. I got the connection points vss loaded and have the tool document open. I have a rectangle with some connection points on the left and right sides. I used your tool to set the direction. Actually, as soon as I added the connection points, they pointed the correct directions…the ones on the left point left. The ones on the right point right.
I then deleted the connection points and copied the rectangle back into my symbol. When I placed an instance of the symbol and connected it, all the wires suddenly went the wrong direction, under the symbol in the opposite direction they were supposed to go and then looped around back to the source of the wire!
I looked at the ShapeSheet for the rectangle.
The connection points on the left have:
DirX = -1.0
DirY = 0.0
Type/C = 0

Any idea what’s wrong?

Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Sabine http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-23086 Sabine Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:10:37 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-23086 Hello Visio Guy, I am fairly new to Visio 2003 and already have a problem I cant solve and hope you can help. I am creating a process map to open a bank account. At the beginning of the process you can choose between being an individual or if it will be a joint account. When you choose to have a joint account, the process will continue for some time for both choices until you have to enter the information for the second person on the account. How can I show this in my map? Thanks Hello Visio Guy,

I am fairly new to Visio 2003 and already have a problem I cant solve and hope you can help.

I am creating a process map to open a bank account. At the beginning of the process you can choose between being an individual or if it will be a joint account. When you choose to have a joint account, the process will continue for some time for both choices until you have to enter the information for the second person on the account. How can I show this in my map?

Thanks

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-21982 Visio Guy Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:17:30 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-21982 Hi Steve, 1. The tool only knows how to work with shapes on the same page as the button. You might try copying your shape into the tool document. Otherwise, go into the VBA editor, make your drawing the active window, select your shape, and run the sub routine: <strong>AddConnectionPointShapes</strong>. Or, with your document active and your shape selected, go to <strong>Tools > Macro > Connection Point Configuration > ThisDocument > AddConnectionPointShapes</strong> This will create the shapes that allow you to easily configure the connection points. 2. This should now be taken care of. 3. See if this makes sense once you get it running properly. Hi Steve,

1. The tool only knows how to work with shapes on the same page as the button. You might try copying your shape into the tool document.

Otherwise, go into the VBA editor, make your drawing the active window, select your shape, and run the sub routine: AddConnectionPointShapes.

Or, with your document active and your shape selected, go to Tools > Macro > Connection Point Configuration > ThisDocument > AddConnectionPointShapes

This will create the shapes that allow you to easily configure the connection points.

2. This should now be taken care of.

3. See if this makes sense once you get it running properly.

]]> By: Steve Kelem http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-21974 Steve Kelem Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:50:23 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-21974 I'm trying to use the ConnectionPoint Configuration tool on Visio 2003, SP3. I would like to set the connection points on my shapes so that when a connector is attached to a connection point, the connector line comes out from the shape perpendicular to the tangent to that point (or some angle that I set). (The connector line, when not behaving, comes away from the shape along the tangent or crosses over the shape!) I'm missing some of the basic usage model for your tool. 1. How to load Connection Point Configuration.vsd I opened my Visio drawing and Connection Point Configuration.vsd. Each is open in a separate window inside Visio. 2. How to specify the shape whose connection point will be set. I selected the shape in my drawing. The shape has connection points. 3. How to set the connection point shapes for selected shapes. 3a: I tried pressing the "Show Connection Point Shapes for Selected Shapes" in the Connection Point Configuration.vsd window. I get a popup that says "Please select one or more shapes with connection points!" 3b: I tried right-clicking on my shape. There are no menu items to add connection points. 3c: There don't appear to be any menu items or taskbar buttons to add connection points. (Actually, there <i>is</i> a menu item under Tools/Macros/Connection Point Configuration/ThisDocument/AddConnectionPointShapes, but clicking on a shape (with connection points) and then on that button doesn't appear to do anything. Please help with the above 3 points. Thank you, Steve I’m trying to use the ConnectionPoint Configuration tool on Visio 2003, SP3. I would like to set the connection points on my shapes so that when a connector is attached to a connection point, the connector line comes out from the shape perpendicular to the tangent to that point (or some angle that I set). (The connector line, when not behaving, comes away from the shape along the tangent or crosses over the shape!)

I’m missing some of the basic usage model for your tool.

1. How to load Connection Point Configuration.vsd
I opened my Visio drawing and Connection Point Configuration.vsd. Each is open in a separate window inside Visio.

2. How to specify the shape whose connection point will be set.
I selected the shape in my drawing. The shape has connection points.

3. How to set the connection point shapes for selected shapes.
3a: I tried pressing the “Show Connection Point Shapes for Selected Shapes” in the Connection Point Configuration.vsd window. I get a popup that says “Please select one or more shapes with connection points!”
3b: I tried right-clicking on my shape. There are no menu items to add connection points.
3c: There don’t appear to be any menu items or taskbar buttons to add connection points. (Actually, there is a menu item under Tools/Macros/Connection Point Configuration/ThisDocument/AddConnectionPointShapes, but clicking on a shape (with connection points) and then on that button doesn’t appear to do anything.

Please help with the above 3 points.

Thank you,
Steve

]]> By: Visio Guy » Blog Archive » When 2D Glue Breaks http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-16305 Visio Guy » Blog Archive » When 2D Glue Breaks Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:32:47 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-16305 [...] the way, we've covered 2-dimensional glue in a previous article: Connection Point Directions and Types This post also provided tools for configuring 2D connection points. Have a [...] [...] the way, we’ve covered 2-dimensional glue in a previous article: Connection Point Directions and Types This post also provided tools for configuring 2D connection points. Have a [...]

]]> By: David.P http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-4579 David.P Thu, 17 May 2007 21:18:46 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-4579 Jerry, start a temporary line exactly at the point you want the other shape to snap to. Activate glueing and then drag the other shape over the end point of that temporary line. *SNAPP* it goes and your shape's connection point is glued to your temporary line's end. Then delete the line -- and there you go! I only found out about this solution since I also could not manage to snap or glue connection points of different shapes *to each other* at all (in Visio 2003 that is). Enjoy, David.P Jerry,

start a temporary line exactly at the point you want the other shape to snap to. Activate glueing and then drag the other shape over the end point of that temporary line.

*SNAPP* it goes and your shape’s connection point is glued to your temporary line’s end. Then delete the line — and there you go!

I only found out about this solution since I also could not manage to snap or glue connection points of different shapes *to each other* at all (in Visio 2003 that is).

Enjoy,
David.P

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Visio Guy Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:36:33 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-627 Hi Jerry, When you glue one shape with connection points to another, it depends on where you grab the shape. Visio tries to find the connection point closest to the mouse cursor, and use that as the point that snaps to the other shape. Try dragging your shape from different points. - Chris Hi Jerry,

When you glue one shape with connection points to another, it depends on where you grab the shape. Visio tries to find the connection point closest to the mouse cursor, and use that as the point that snaps to the other shape. Try dragging your shape from different points.

- Chris

]]> By: Jerry Howe http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Jerry Howe Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:27:00 +0000 http://visguy.com/2006/10/12/connection-point-directions-types/#comment-598 The Connection Point tool is very helpful. I am, however, having problems when I add a number of connection points to a shape and then try to connect another shape (to which I have also added a connection point). It seems if I make my connecting shape smaller, it will snap and glue to the first shape. If I make the connecting shape slightly larger (to the size I want), it will not connect. I've tried changing the size of your circle and points and see none of the same problems I am experiencing. Any suggestions are appreciated. The Connection Point tool is very helpful. I am, however, having problems when I add a number of connection points to a shape and then try to connect another shape (to which I have also added a connection point). It seems if I make my connecting shape smaller, it will snap and glue to the first shape. If I make the connecting shape slightly larger (to the size I want), it will not connect. I’ve tried changing the size of your circle and points and see none of the same problems I am experiencing.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

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