Please note : This help page is not for the latest version of Enterprise Architect. The latest help can be found here.
Current Connector Toolbar
The Current Connector toolbar provides a number of options for quickly modifying the properties, style and direction of a connector, showing and hiding a connector and/or its labels, and pinning each end of the connector.
Access View | Toolbars | Connector
Current Connector Toolbar Options
Icon/Option |
Action |
See also |
|---|---|---|
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Connector Properties |
Click on this option to display the '<connector type> Properties' dialog, on which you can view and edit the properties of the selected connector. Shortcut: |
Connector Properties |
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Connector Style |
Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate connector line style from the list. The options are:
Shortcut:
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Connector Styles |
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Attach Note or Constraint |
Click on this option to display the 'Link Relations' dialog, which you use to attach a note or constraint to the selected connector and to any other existing connectors in the current diagram. Double-click on the Note element to display the 'Notes' dialog on which to type in the text. |
Add a Note to a Connector |
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Show or Hide Connector Labels |
Click on this option to display the 'Label Visibility' dialog, which you use to specify which of the eight possible label positions around the selected connector are to be displayed. |
Hide/Show Labels |
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Show and Hide Relationships |
Click on this option to display the 'Set Visible Relations' dialog, through which you can show or hide each of the relationships between elements within the current diagram. Shortcut: |
Relationship Visibility |
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Reverse Direction |
Click on this option to simply reverse the direction of the selected connector. |
Reverse Connector |
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Pin Connector Ends |
Click on the down-arrow to select the end of the selected connector to pin to the source and/or target elements. The pinned end cannot be dragged off the point on the element border to which it has been fixed. |
Notes
- You can move this toolbar to any dockable position and it retains that position in subsequent sessions
- You can hide or show the toolbar by clicking on the 'View | Toolbars | Connector' menu option
