control axis of 1D

[Brad_V]

I knew how to do this at one time, but now forget.   

I have a 2D shape that I want to change to 1D (using Visio 2003).  It insists on making the 1D dimension across the shortest dimension of the object.  I want it to go across the longest. 

For example, I have a shape of a mini-tower computer.  It's normal 2D configuration is to have the height be the largest dimension.  I want to rotate it 90 degrees and make the width (now the largest dimension) the axis for the 1D shape.  I'm putting it in a rack shape and want to connect it to it (with appropriate modifications to the shape transform sections).

Thanks!

[Yacine]

Hi Brad,
it is not very elegant, but fast: select your shape, turn it so that the 1D-shape that you aim for is *horizontal* (In your case, it is already the right angle). Group this shape and set it's behaviour to 1D.

[Brad_V]

Yea!

I did: flip to correct angle, ungroup, group, changed behavior to 1D.  Now have correct orientation!

Thanks Yacine!