Creating a connector

Note: When creating a connector, the current settings of the default values under Edit > User preferences > Network > Connectors are applied (Specifying default values for connectors).

1.  In the Network editor window, click the Insert mode icon .

2.  In the Network window, click the Connectors button.

3.  Mark the objects (zone and node), between which you want to create the connector (Marking nodes and Marking zones).

Tips: You can specify your settings for the newly created network object directly under Quick view (Connectors).

The attributes of connectors are described here (Properties and options of connectors).

If you want to display the Insert connector window when inserting the object, you can right-click the Connectors button in the Network window and activate Show dialogs when inserting objects.

Notes: If you have opened the Insert connector window, the order of the selection is irrelevant, because you can switch between origin and destination connectors (zone ↔ node) using the Opposite direction button.

  • Origin connector: From-zone – To-node
  • Destination connector: From-node – To-zone

If you mark a zone first, all connectors to/from the node will be indicated by directed arrows in the network display.

If you mark a node first, all connectors to/from the zone via the node will be indicated by directed arrows in the network display.

The connector is inserted.

Tip: You can also generate all connectors to and from nodes at once (Generating connectors).