Connection points in large shape files don't respond

[JD]

I have been modifying shapes by adding a
connection point to snap the shape to a line. I have done this many times and
it works perfectly. I have only used Visio 2003.

Three of my shapes will not work. When I drag the shape across the line, the
shape connection point does not snap to the line. With glue on I never see
the connection point in the shape turn red like all of the shapes that work.

I can glue other shapes to these three shape connection points and the
connection points in the three shapes turn red; however, if I try to glue any
of these 3 shapes to another shape the connection points in the three shapes
or other shapes will not respond or appear red.

When I drag these 3 shapes around I only see an outline
unless I go very slowly. With the shapes that work I see the shape details
immediately when I move them.

The 3 shapes I am talking about are around 30 to 40 KB in size. I am
suspecting it has something to do with the bite size of the shape?????? One
of the shapes I ungrouped and took shapes out until I could group them again
and make the connection point work.

I tried using combine but the shapes have programming and Visio created a
new shape and discarded the old shapesheets with programming.

I also grouped simple shapes (circles, rectangles, lines) with no
programming progressively to a point where the connection point would no
longer respond to test my suspicion about file size.
Any suggestions on how to make the connection point work?

 

[wendyparkinson]

We're having exactly the same problem! And we agree entirely with your
conclusion that it has to do with file size. Have you found any way
round it?

Wendy

 

[JD]

Hi Wendy,

No! I have found no way to make it work.

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

While I don't have specific details, Visio stops glueing to connection
points if too many of them are present in a specific area of the drawing. I
don't believe this limit is easily quantified though.

 

[JD]

Hi,

This shape has only five connection points only one of which I needed. I
took the other four out and it made no difference. I did see a post by
WendyParkinson I believe describing how she converted a 2 dimentional shape
to a one dimensional shape and the connection point started working. I did
that and it seems to be working. I need to test it more.

I just wonderif there are any problems to think about when shapes are
converted like this. I guess you can simply convert it back to a two
dimensional shape if that is necessary and nothing is lost.

This is interesting to me why this works if the file size is the problem.

Thanks for responding.
--
JD

While I don't have specific details, Visio stops glueing to connection
points if too many of them are present in a specific area of the drawing. I
don't believe this limit is easily quantified though.

--
Mark Nelson
Microsoft Corporation

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