Flow and dimensional lines
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You can draw flow lines in flowcharts and organizational charts to connect chart shapes. Objects stay connected by these lines even when you move one or both objects. For information about drawing flowchart shapes, see “Drawing predefined shapes” on page 71.
You can draw flow lines in flowcharts and organizational charts to connect chart shapes. Objects stay connected by these lines even when you move one or both objects. For information about drawing flowchart shapes, see “Drawing predefined shapes” on page 71.
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You can draw callout lines that label and draw attention to objects.
You can draw callout lines that label and draw attention to objects.
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You can also draw dimension lines to indicate the distance between two points in a drawing or the size of objects. By default, dimension lines and the measurements shown on the lines change when you change an object’s size.
You can also draw dimension lines to indicate the distance between two points in a drawing or the size of objects. By default, dimension lines and the measurements shown on the lines change when you change an object’s size.
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To be able to use flow, callout, and dimension lines with precision, you need to snap them to specific nodes in objects. For more information about snapping and snapping modes, see “Snapping objects” on page 91.
To be able to use flow, callout, and dimension lines with precision, you need to snap them to specific nodes in objects. For more information about snapping and snapping modes, see “Snapping objects” on page 91.
To draw a flow line between two or more objects
Open the Curve flyout
click the Interactive connector tool .
On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:
• Angled connector — to create a flow line containing right angles. The flow line can be a sequence of vertical or horizontal segments, or both.
• Straight connector —
to create a straight flow line at any angle
to create a straight flow line at any angle
Drag from a node on one object to a node on another object.
To draw a callout
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Open the Curve flyout and click the Dimension tool .
Open the Curve flyout and click the Dimension tool .
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Click the Callout tool on the property bar.
Click the Callout tool on the property bar.
• Click where you want the first callout segment to start.
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Click where you want the second segment to start.
Click where you want the second segment to start.
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Click where you want the second segment to end.
Click where you want the second segment to end.
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A text cursor is displayed at the end of the callout line, indicating where to type a label for the object.
A text cursor is displayed at the end of the callout line, indicating where to type a label for the object.
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Type the callout text.
Type the callout text.
To draw a dimension line
- Open the Curve flyout
- click the Dimension tool on the property bar, click one of the following buttons:
• Vertical dimension tool — to create a vertical dimension line that measures the vertical distance between any two nodes (along the y-axis)
• Horizontal dimension tool — to create a horizontal dimension line that measures the horizontal distance between any two nodes (along the x-axis)
• Slanted dimension tool —to create a slanted dimension line that measures the length of slanted line segments
• Auto dimension tool — to create a vertical or horizontal dimension line
- Click the start point and endpoints of the dimension line.
- Click where you want to place the dimension text.
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