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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: DanG83616 on October 07, 2010, 04:31:17 am

Title: Willful Transition Lines
Post by: DanG83616 on October 07, 2010, 04:31:17 am

I have a pattern that involves a super state transition to sub state. I drag the transition from the super state and EA happily draws the arrow. Unfortunately, this arrow has a mind of its own and is not easily made to conform to my aesthetic desires. There is some amount of predictable behavior but not much. The only way I've been able to get the look I desire is to "walk" the arrow into position by alternately pinning and unpinning the ends until it is position. Does anyone have a usable technique?

Thanks,
Dan

Title: Re: Willful Transition Lines
Post by: RoyC on October 07, 2010, 09:35:49 am

Change the connector routing style. Right-click on the connector, and select the Line Style option. The Custom Line style is the most versatile. Let us know if this doesn't work for you.

Title: Re: Willful Transition Lines
Post by: Fred Bevan on October 08, 2010, 01:50:59 am

Also, if you prefer curved lines, you can add the following tagged value:

Name: _Bezier
Value: 1

Title: Re: Willful Transition Lines
Post by: DanG83616 on October 08, 2010, 03:32:16 am

Thanks, Roy. I had been using custom line time but the trick is to put a control point in the line. You move the control point and the line goes with. All this time I've been messing with the ends only.

Bezier doesn't move the start end.