Operation Manual

Note
You cannot swap the ends of the connector using this dialog, that is start point
becomes the end point and the end point becomes the start point. To swap the
ends of a connector, you have to draw a new connector.
Glue points
Glue points are not the same as the selection handles of an object. The selection handles are for
moving or changing the shape of an object; see Chapter 3 Working with Objects and Object Points
for more information. Glue points are used to fix or glue a connector to an object so that when the
object moves, the connector stays fixed to that object.
All Draw objects have glue points, which normally are not displayed and only become visible when
the Connectors icon on the Drawing toolbar is selected. Note that the Connectors icon
changes shape depending on the last connector tool used.
To add, customize or delete glue points to an object, go to View > Toolbars > Gluepoints on the
main menu bar to open the Gluepoints toolbar (Figure 195). This toolbar only becomes active after
you click on the Glue Points icon on the Drawing toolbar or select Edit > Glue Points on the
main menu bar, or right click on a selected connector and select Edit Points from the context
menu.
Figure 195: Gluepoints toolbar
Types of glue points
When the Gluepoints toolbar opens, only the six tools on the left of the toolbar are active. The
remaining six tools on the right of the toolbar only become active when the Glue Point Relative
icon is deselected.
With reference to Figure 195, the following briefly describes the function of each tool on the
Gluepoint toolbar.
• Insert Glue Point – inserts a glue point where you click in an object.
• Exit Direction Left – connector attaches to the left edge of the selected glue point.
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