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Connection Points

In Edraw, you connect shapes by attaching, or gluing (glue: A property of shapes that causes them to stay connected even when one of the shapes is moved. When you attach a connector to a shape, you glue the connector.), connectors to shape connection points Connection Points .

            connect shapes by attaching

            connect shapes by gluing

A connection point on a shape is a blue.

When the endpoint of the connector move over the connection point, the red rectangle Connection Points Connection Points will appear, there are several cases.

            move over the connection point

When you select connector line tool (Connector tool, Line tool, Arc tool, Curve tool, Sector tool, Freehand tool), once the mouse moves over the connection point, the red rectangle Connection Points will appear, this means you can connector to the shape.

           select connector line tool

When you move the endpoint of the connector, once the mouse moves over the connection point, the red rectangle Connection Points will appear.

           move the endpoint of the connector       moves over the connection point

When you move the shapes or the connector, once the endpoint of the connector and the connection point of the shape are at the same position, the red rectangle Connection Points will appear.

When a connector is glued to that connection point, the endpoint of the connector turns red.

Note The position of connection point determines the direction in which the connector layout.

           The position of connection point        The position of connection point Right       

            The position of connection point Right Download        The position of connection point Top Right

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