This content applies to version 7.5.4 or later. By
default, the topology editor draws links as a direct line between
units, but you can set the path of links manually if you choose.
About this task
To control a link's path manually, click and drag a point along the link (not the points at which the link connects to units) to a new location. Depending on the preferences described in Setting preferences for the topology editor, you may see a popup message asking if you want to convert the link to manual routing. If you convert the link to manual routing, you can click and drag any number of points to reroute the link.
You can control the routing of links
in greater detail by selecting one or more links and opening the Properties view
to the Appearance tab. In the Routing section,
specify how the topology editor will draw the path for those links.
If you change the type of routing, any manual routing that you have
made to the selected links is lost.
- Oblique links follow a direct, angular
path between and around units.
- Rectilinear links follow right angles.
- Tree links are intended to show parent-child
relationships between a hierarchy of units.
- Manhattan links follow a path similar to
rectilinear links, but manhattan links extend from the edges of a
unit rather than the center of a unit.
In addition to the three
link routing styles, the Routing section includes
other options for controlling how links are routed automatically.
If you select any of these check boxes, any manual routing that you
have made to the selected links is lost until you clear the check
boxes.
- Avoid obstructions sets the selected links
to follow a direct path without passing over or under a unit:
- Closest distance sets the selected links
to follow a direct path between the source unit and the target unit,
regardless of any other units in the way:
