Comments on: Draw Tangent Lines in Visio! http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/ Shapes, Stencils, Drawings Templates, Tutorials, Tips & Developer Info for Microsoft Visio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/comment-page-1/#comment-24732 Visio Guy Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:09:04 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3262#comment-24732 @Yousuf, Very FREAKING weird, if you ask me! I made the video because I figured I could NEVER EVER explain this in words! The rubbing reminds me of the new "window shaking" in Windows 7 that minimizes and restores all open apps on your desktop. And the AquaSnap utility that I wrote about: <a href="http://www.visguy.com/2010/08/01/take-control-of-visio-window-arrangement-with-aquasnap/" target="_blank rel="nofollow">Take Control of Visio Window Arrangement with AquaSnap!</a> has a behavior where you shake a window and it turns semi-transparent. Shake it again and it returns to opaque. Odd but sometimes useful. @Yousuf,

Very FREAKING weird, if you ask me! I made the video because I figured I could NEVER EVER explain this in words!

The rubbing reminds me of the new “window shaking” in Windows 7 that minimizes and restores all open apps on your desktop.

And the AquaSnap utility that I wrote about:
Take Control of Visio Window Arrangement with AquaSnap! has a behavior where you shake a window and it turns semi-transparent. Shake it again and it returns to opaque. Odd but sometimes useful.

]]> By: Yousuf http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/comment-page-1/#comment-24725 Yousuf Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:46:18 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3262#comment-24725 "If we rub our cursor along the tangent extension line a little bit –go back and forth once or twice–the extension will turn red." So, in order to activate this feature, you need to *rub* your cursor! This is very weired GUI behaviour. I have never encounter any other software that uses *rubbing* of cursor! I don't even think that there are other Visio tools that uses *rubbing*. No wonder when you mentioned "... Visio has a very nice tangent-drawing feature that is not often discovered, documented or discussed!" Nevertheless, *rubbing the cursor* is a cool GUI invention. Yousuf. “If we rub our cursor along the tangent extension line a little bit –go back and forth once or twice–the extension will turn red.”
So, in order to activate this feature, you need to *rub* your cursor!
This is very weired GUI behaviour. I have never encounter any other software that uses *rubbing* of cursor! I don’t even think that there are other Visio tools that uses *rubbing*.
No wonder when you mentioned “… Visio has a very nice tangent-drawing feature that is not often discovered, documented or discussed!”
Nevertheless, *rubbing the cursor* is a cool GUI invention.
Yousuf.

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/comment-page-1/#comment-22686 Visio Guy Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:23:16 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3262#comment-22686 Thanks for the tip, Barry! I've added an update to the article with your tip. Cheers, - Chris Thanks for the tip, Barry!

I’ve added an update to the article with your tip.

Cheers,

- Chris

]]> By: Barry http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/comment-page-1/#comment-22679 Barry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:41:09 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3262#comment-22679 Also, when the line becomes blue because the tangent is constrained by two shapes, you can switch back to red (constrained by one shape) by holding down the CTRL key. Also, when the line becomes blue because the tangent is constrained by two shapes, you can switch back to red (constrained by one shape) by holding down the CTRL key.

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/comment-page-1/#comment-22675 Visio Guy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:35:26 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3262#comment-22675 Hi Phillippe, I think you are talking about Junichi Yoda's shapes. If you go to this article: <a href="http://www.visguy.com/2008/06/25/free-isometric-piping-shapes-for-visio/" rel="nofollow">Go 3D with Free Isometric Piping Shapes for Visio</a> I think that will take you to his web page where he's got some more isometric shapes. Also, Visio Cafe has some <a href="http://www.visiocafe.com/vsdfx.htm" rel="nofollow">3D shapes</a> that are worth a look. Thanks for mentioning the "Drawing Tools Shapes Stencil". Those shapes are actually my idea/creation from many years ago when I worked for Visio Corp. I am not sure if they are included with the Standard version of Visio, though. Does anybody know for sure? They can be found under: <strong>File > Shapes > Visio Extras > Drawing Tool Shapes</strong>. Hi Phillippe,

I think you are talking about Junichi Yoda’s shapes. If you go to this article:

Go 3D with Free Isometric Piping Shapes for Visio

I think that will take you to his web page where he’s got some more isometric shapes.

Also, Visio Cafe has some 3D shapes that are worth a look.

Thanks for mentioning the “Drawing Tools Shapes Stencil”. Those shapes are actually my idea/creation from many years ago when I worked for Visio Corp. I am not sure if they are included with the Standard version of Visio, though. Does anybody know for sure? They can be found under: File > Shapes > Visio Extras > Drawing Tool Shapes.

]]> By: philippe c http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/02/draw-tangent-lines-in-visio/comment-page-1/#comment-22673 philippe c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:18:13 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3262#comment-22673 For completeness : there is also the The Drawing Tools Shapes Stencil. I remember having found other (Japanese ?) shapes that fill other gaps in the CAD capabilities. e.g. snap to the middle of a line. But I don't find them anymore. For completeness : there is also the The Drawing Tools Shapes Stencil.
I remember having found other (Japanese ?) shapes that fill other gaps in the CAD capabilities. e.g. snap to the middle of a line.
But I don’t find them anymore.

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