Double Line Connectors

[Carlos N]

Is there a way to generate connectors that have a double line style?
Obviously I can do it with two separate connectors, but that involves a
lot of twice as much manual routing!

Carlos

 

[John Goldsmith]

Hello Carlos,

There's a couple of double line connectors in the Connectors stencil under
the File/Shapes/Visio Extras menu.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[Philippe C.]

And for three lines, add a geometry in the shapesheet.
I haven't tried to add two connection points, as only the lowest connection
point seems to work at first sight.

 

[Carlos N]

I saw the double line connectors, but they appear to be just elbows.
I'll just glue a bunch together. I was hoping for a "line style" that
displayed two lines, such that any connector could be made into multiple
lines. Actually, is there a way to edit line styles?
Carlos

 

[Philippe C.]

In the stencil, between the masters "top bottom side" and "2-lines elbow"
there is a "2 lines" connector. It is a meager thing. It cannot be curved.
It has no control point.

I don't think making a custom repeating line pattern for your connector can
solve the thing. I would know by now, as I am also an electrician.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa200997(office.10).aspx#423

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

The custom line pattern should be able to do what you want.

John... Visio MVP

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[Carlos N]

Took a bit of playing around, but I got it to work. You need a very
small pattern (say .2" by 0.05"). The lines must go to the very edge of
the page. Behavior for the pattern is set to "C" (Stretched) with
scaled turned on. It works around multiple connector bends, with curbed
connectors, and shape outlines. It even almost works when combining two
shapes into one.

Thanks to Philippe C for the MSDN reference. It's the best I've found
on custom patterns.

Carlos