Create custom connection points

This is the missing feature that keeps sending me back to Visio.   I really dont want to use Visio anymore.   Please promote this feature request!

@btravan Thanks for your feedback! Please make sure to upvote this request if you would like to see it in the product!

Seems that grouped objects (two existing shapes grouped) do not have line connections.

I have wanted this for YEARS as a customer of lucid chart.  I do video production and need to make signal path diagrams for all kinds of AV equipment and I have wanted to make equipment templates that have inputs and outputs exact to the equipment hardware.  I can’t believe Lucid is even ASKING why this is needed.  I’ve seen hundreds of posts asking for it.  Honestly this single feature would make lucid on par with far more venerable diagramming apps.

Interestingly I’ve found that if I import a Visio diagram with objects that contain extra connection points that I have added, those connection points are retained and I can glue a line to them

Does this mean that Visio can effectively create custom shapes for LC or am I mising some way of adding connection points to LC chapes?

Hi @Colin Foster, thanks for this comment! This is a very interesting workaround. Creating custom connection points is still not formally supported in Lucidchart, but we have invested extensively in our integration with Visio so that imported objects remain as functional and high fidelity as possible. We’re interested in hearing if you have continued success with this!  

Chiming in to add that this is a great workaround.  I am the project manager working on some canvas improvements related to lines and layout.  I wanted to let everyone on this thread know that we have this issue in our backlog but that it is not on our nearterm roadmap.  We will revisit these issues after we’ve had a chance to get some more foundational improvements in place!

Crazy this isn’t a thing. Right-click → add connection point. Doesn’t seem all that difficult.

Moving a fully populated 48 port switch in a network diagram is painful.

Hi ​@ITGuy, thank you for adding to this thread. I can certainly understand how this would impact your workflow and I apologize for the inconvenience. Your comment here and upvote are both great methods of showing your desire for this feature to be implemented. This is helpful for our teams as they consider improvements and further developments to our products.