Multiple 'Connector' Overlapping

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Tom Rudski

When using multiple 'Connector' the lines(connectors) all
merge on top of one another. Any way to separate the
lines so you can see all of the line (i.e. '| | |')
instead of (i.e.'|')? You can control graph separations by
controlling an width option. Anything like that with
Connectors?

TIA
 
Tom

I don't think so. I think each shape has a fixed number of connection
points and each connector is going to go to one of those points. Here's a
couple of options to consider:

You can use lines instead of connectors. You will, of course, lose the
advantage of using connectors.

You can adjust the pattern of the line. Create a line that comes straight
down from a shape. Select the line and from the Drawing toolbar, click
Arrow Style and More Arrows. In the dialog, go to the Color dropdown and
select Patterned Lines... Select a vertical lined pattern and click OK.

Back in the dialog, set your Weight to 9pt for three lines (it appears to be
3pt per line that you want to appear using the vertical pattern that I
selected - you'll have to experiment). Then make connectors connect to the
bottom of the patterned line. I wasn't able to get those lines to match up
perfectly, which may be a problem.

The only way I could get the lines to match up perfectly is to use lines
coming away from the shape (not connectors) and attach connectors onto the
end of those lines. You can make those lines really short and because the
connectors attach to the line and not the shape, you can get close parallel
connectors. Making those lines, especially short ones, is tough. And
depending on what you want to do with the connectors, you may lose something
by not having them connect directly to the shape.

That's all the options I can think of, and they all stink. Sorry I couldn't
be of more help.
 

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