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Visio's
1-D Flavors
Chris
Roth
It’s
interesting to note that 1-D shapes can take on two forms: "Normal 1-D’s"
and "Right-side-up 1-D’s".
The normal, or default 1-D shape uses its end points to
determine its length and the angle at which it points. The angle is calculated using the
horizontal differences, or rise and run, between the handles. The Width is calculated by
using ht Pythagorean formula for distance between two points. The Height of the shape is
free to be resized by the user. This type of shape is useful for arrows, radial lines, and
other straight shapes that indicate direct links between two points.
The right-side-up 1D shape uses the endpoint handles to
define corners of a rectangle, The Width is simply the horizontal distance between the
points (run), and the Height is the vertical difference (rise). The angle is set to zero.
This type of shape is great for orthogonal "elbow" connectors, callouts,
horizontal or vertical dimension lines, and other shapes that need to establish
point-to-point relationships, but need a non-rotated coordinate space for their graphics.
In a future tip we will explore how these different
flavors can be put to work.
Chris Roth |
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