Connectors crossing over

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toko9811

Dear friends,

I'm starting to draw wire harnesses in VISIO, but cant get the hang of the use of connectors.
Here is my problem:

For example: A harness with 3 ends.

The harness starts from the big block on top.
Running from the middle section down, it runs to 3 loose ends.
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How can i make these 3 ends make look ''stowed'' in the middle section.

As you can see the 3 ends do cross each other. Is it possible to give each end its own layer so they run over each other, instead of through each other.

wapperdude

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The choice of line style contributes to the visual perception issue...that is, unfilled center.  Usually, a single solid version is less confusing to view.

By stowed, you mean vertically stacked, overlayed?  Some steps...
1) have all the ends terminate on same connection point
2) control the z-order of the shapes.  For example, the longest might be "sent to back", the shortest to the top / front.  This can be controlled by the order that they're drawn, and then, subsequently, by selecting each one.  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/client-developer/visio/displaylevel-cell-shape-layout-section

Yes.  Each connector may be added to a group to control its visibility.  Usually, layers define functionality / relationship as a means to hide/highlight related sets of objects.  See this video by Visio Guy, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xXRZ-Es37P0
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