Connections appearance changing

[TomBass]

when i connect two devices with a connector, rather than drawing the wire it is showing like this 
how can i prevent this so i get the wires to join the devices together? 

(sorry i appreciate this is probably a very basic question, but i couldn't find anything in the manual explaining the behaviour) 

thanks

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

Hello @TomBass,

 

Make sure you have selected the desired circuit type in the Connect tool mode bar as showed in the image below:

 

 

If the circuit is already created you can change its Circuit Type from the Object Info Palette.

 

Best Regards,

Nikolay Zhelyazkov

[TomBass]

I have polyline selected in the tool but as soon as i draw the line it's appearance changes to the type shown. Furthermore I cannot change the connection type back to polyline as it is greyed out in the preferences..

it's weird, it's just not behaving like the tutorial videos show.

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

Hello @TomBass,

 

This is because your devices are on different layers. They can only be connected with arrow circuits. If you want them to be with different circuit type you will have to make sure that the devices are on the same layer.

 

Best Regards,

Nikolay Zhelyazkov

[TomBass]

All the devices are on the schematic layer - it's the only layer i have visible. 

I suspect this is a bug, I pasted the devices in from another document. I will have to rebuild them all in a new document and start again i suppose?

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

Can you send me this file so that I can check what is going on?

[TomBass]

i've sent you a PM with the file, thanks for your help

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

@TomBass This file is really messed up. Once I change something in this arrow circuit it gets back to normal and allows me to change its type. However, I found that it is not correctly connected to the source device, as when I move the source device this circuit does not follow it. Instead, a circuit connected to 2 other devices gets a preview that it is dragged but it does not update when the drag is over. Very very strange. Can you get to the same result starting from a blank file? How exactly did you create this file and the circuits in it?

 

P.S. I am not able to reproduce the problem where the circuit automatically becomes arrow for these 2 devices.