Re: How to break lines

["Michael Ross" <michael e ross gmail com>]

It works, so it is good, I always say.

An alternative would be to create a shape to do the same.  You have the shape for a connection point (the single dot), this one would complement it nicely a crossing connection.

To tell the truth, I gave up on making custom shapes because I don't have the background necessary to do it in a timely manner. As an alternative to the palettes I create symbols out of the primitives, group them, then copy them to another DIAgram.  I use the other diagram as a palette from which I copy and paste.

I can imagine a nested group to do what you have done.  I attached an explanation.

Mike

2009/1/5 waldbauernbub <waldbauernbub gmx at>

in technical drawings it is common practise to break lines when they
cross each other on the drawing (no connection between these lines). I
found a solution to achieve this in dia, too:

First draw the line which should be continuous. Place an arbitrary shape
(I prefer the arrows out of the civil-sheet, but it doesn't matter) on
the supposed intersection and connect the second line to that shape and
from that shape to it's destination.
Then change the colour of the shape which is on the intersection to your
background colour and change the alignment of that shape (objects ->
CTRL+B "move back"), I am using the german translation and I am not sure
about the command "move back", but I am sure you will get it.
In the attachment 2 pictures:
1. screenshot of dia -> you can see blue connection point at the
intersections, but no shape (as it is white)
2. the result: a detail of my power-station diagram.

My solution may not be the best, if you got better ideas please let me know.

waldbauernbub



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