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3 Style and Formatting
SDE-VS User’s Guide (Part 1) Chapter 3 – Style and Formatting Chapter 3 - Style and Formatting This chapter will show you how to change the style and format of diagram elements. One of the goals of modeling is help the modeler and readers to understand the subject being modeled. As a result, applying consistent style and formatting can greatly improve the efficiency of modeling. In SDE-VS, it supports a rich array of tools in a set to help the modeler to perform modeling. In this chapter: 3-2 • Changing connector styles • Setting and pinning connection end points • Filling color • Formatting lines Connector Styles Connectors are the lines that connect two shapes. When more shapes are created and more connectors appear, you may find that it is difficult to handle the straight spaghetti-like connectors. To overcome this problem, SDE-VS provides five connector styles to help you handle the connectors, namely Rectilinear, Oblique, Curve, Round Oblique and Round Rectilinear. Figure 3.1 - Different types of connectors Setting Connector Style When a new connector is created, it follows the default connector style defined in the Options of the application. It is possible to change the connector style individually. There are two ways to change the connector style. The first one is via a popup menu and the other is via the Property table. To change the connector style via popup menu: 1. Right click the connector that you want to change the style of. 2. Select the Connector Style menu and then the connector style sub-menu will appear. 3. Select either Rectilinear, Oblique, Curve, Round Oblique or Round Rectilinear.
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