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Drawing lines from one box to another changed

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  • January 22, 2024
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I loooved the way drawing lines between boxes was before! Now, there are four dots on all sides of a box which looks busy to me. Also, it forces you to connect the line to only one side of the box. I move my boxes around so much, so I really preferred when I didn’t have to commit to a side of the box and I could move the boxes and the lines would follow, moving to whatever side of the box I was moving to. I see the utility of how it is right now for other people, but I wish there was a way to toggle the line drawing mode so I can get that single button back that handled drawing the lines in a less structured way.

January 22, 2024

Hi @isabelsamayoa, thanks for your post and feedback. I believe what you are describing is still possible - if you click and drag a line from one shape to another and, before letting go, hover over the second shape until its border turns blue, you will create a Smart Line that behaves in the way you described. Moving either shape that this line connects will allow the line to choose the “best,” most efficient path between the two instead of being limited to the original side you connected it to. I’ve demonstrated this in the video below - let me know if you’re trying to accomplish something different!

 

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Micah
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  • January 22, 2024

Hi @isabelsamayoa, thanks for your post and feedback. I believe what you are describing is still possible - if you click and drag a line from one shape to another and, before letting go, hover over the second shape until its border turns blue, you will create a Smart Line that behaves in the way you described. Moving either shape that this line connects will allow the line to choose the “best,” most efficient path between the two instead of being limited to the original side you connected it to. I’ve demonstrated this in the video below - let me know if you’re trying to accomplish something different!