How do I set the direction of a line end pattern in Visio 2003?

[Mark]

How do I set the direction of a line end pattern in Visio 2003 so it aligns
with the direction of a line

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Wouldn't that depend on the end of the line (begin vs end) you attach it to?

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[Mark]

John,

The custom line end I made is a half open circle. How can I attach the open
part of the circle to the line, instead of the circle part? The result must
be -----)

Mark

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Open your line end and flip it from ( to ) ... or the other way around.

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[Mark]

Sorry John. Flipping the line end up/down or left/right has no effect on the
direction of the line end related to the line. What am I doing wrong?

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Let's go back to basics.
1) Open Drawing Explorer
2) Select New Pattern from Line Ends. Set the name. Set the scaled option.
3) Select the new master, right click and select Edit Pattern Shape.
4) Pull a vertical and a horizontal guide so they intersect at the center of
the page. This will be the end point of the line.
5) Draw a circle, set the fill to none and then drop a vertical line over
it's center.
6) Select the circle and the line and choose Operations --> Trim from the
Shape menu.
7) Deselect everything and then drag a selection box over the left side of
the circle and the vertical line. delete. This should leave you with the
right side of the circle.
8) Center the circle over the guidelines.

You will have to play with the sizing, but this should give you a semicircle
line end and the line will end in the end of the circle. If you apply it to
the start of the line, begin, it will be a "(" and it will be a ")" at the
end. The assumption is that you want the line end at the end of the line
placing it at the beginning will reverse it.

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[Mark]

John,

Thank you. You made my weekend perfect

Mark

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

and you gave me another article for our blog. ;-)

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