Making line connections in AutoCAD without it being connected to a product
Alfonzohob Rebekahgonz
Use MLeader (Multileader) to generate arrows that point from input to output; no need to connect through an object.
Customize arrow blocks and Scratch Games I/O symbols so you can drag and drop without having to redraw them many times.
abel james
It would be incredibly useful to have a similar functionality in AutoCAD, eliminating the need to switch between Visio Worldguessr and AutoCAD during the design process.
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Kevin Frye
Robert Lind I'm not sure I understand your comment. First, what is a "line connection" and second "it being connected to a product"? Is "it" the line and by that do you mean a wire? If so, you can draw lines in AutoCAD anywhere on the screen you like. I believe you can use the "Node" Object Snap to snap a line to an I/O. Please provide more detail and we can discuss further. Thanks!
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Robert Lind
Kevin Frye: I will do my best to describe what I am talking about.
When making a schematic using AutoCAD you can drag a device onto AutoCAD. The device shows up with the inputs on one side and outputs on the other side. When connecting two devices together you bring a wire into a schematic (ex. connection a port on a switch for a network to the network port on a PC with a CAT6 cable). The cable shows up as a line with a node on either side, a label on the line, and when you snap the nodes to the I/O you can stretch the line to what looks good to you on the schematic. Also, when the line crosses with a different line an arc is made automatically where the lines over lap.
I know in Visio, instead of putting a cable into the schematic, which can be added to the quote in D-Tools, you can make a line connection that functions just like the cable in AutoCAD except there is no label on the line and a product is not added to the quote being generated in D-Tools. I reached out for support over an email and was told that function does not exist and was sent here to make a feature request.
I hope that better explains what I am talking about. I can better clarify if need be.
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Bob Dole
Robert Lind AutoCAD's PLINE command does exactly that