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Create Connectors

To create new connectors between existing elements using the Quick Linker, follow the steps below:

  1. Select the source element on the current diagram.
     
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  2. Drag the Quick Linker arrow onto another element in the diagram.
  3. Release the mouse button and use the Quick Linker context menu to select the type of connector.
     
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Notes:
  • The list of connectors provides the most appropriate, commonly-used connectors for the source and target element types. If you want to use a different connector, select the appropriate Toolbox page, click on the required connector and then on the source element, and drag across to the target element.
  • The connector does not actually establish until you release the mouse button over the target element. However, a dotted line shows where the connector would be at any point, and the solid outline of the nearest element or extension changes to a hatched outline as you move the cursor onto it; this helps you identify where the connector will connector to, if there are many closely-arranged elements, Parts, Ports and other extensions.
  • You can also bend the connector, pressing [Shift] as you drag the cursor in a new direction.