I have been trying to figure out how to create a custom line end to use with a connector and I am having real difficulties figuring it out.
I am trying to create a line end which acts and looks very much like Line End #38, which consists of a ball and a diamond shape connected to each other. The variation I want to create is to have a square with an arrow pointing into the square. I want the lines to change thickness with the thickness of the connector. I want to be able to change the size of the line end from Medium, to Large/Jumbo/Colossal/etc. Basically I want this new line end to behave just like line end #38 (or #43) but with different geometric figures.
I have read the articles about how to use the drawing explorer to add a new Line End Pattern. This is just not working out. Per instructions I am not checking the "Scaled" attributes because I want it to change with the line thickness. However, this results in a miniscule line end that can't even be seen with the default connector line thickness.
I did figure out how to adjust the Alignment Box, but that in itself was a major pain to get done.
I am using Visio 2007.
Why is this so difficult to accomplish using Visio? I made this happen using OmniGraffle in less than 30 minutes, research included, and I am not even a regular OmniGraffle user. I have used Visio for years and I need to use this with Visio.
I would greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance,
Andreas
These are some of the links I have researched:
