Connector Bend Points

Bend points give you manual control over a connector's path. Add, move, or remove points along a regular connector to route it exactly where you want. Smart connectors use pins instead.

Adding Bend Points

Bend points can be added to regular connectors (Straight, Polyline, Orthogonal, and Smooth).

From the action toolbar

  1. Double-click the connector to show the Connector Action Toolbar
  2. Click Add Point
  3. Click the line where you want the new point

From the context menu

Right-click the connector line and choose Add Bend Point — the point is added where you clicked.

Moving Bend Points

Select the connector to show its points, then drag any intermediate point to a new position. The connector path updates as you drag.

Removing Bend Points

  • Double-click the connector, click Remove Point in the action toolbar, then click the point to remove, or
  • Right-click the point and choose Remove

Only intermediate points can be removed — the start and end points always stay. (Pressing Delete with the connector selected deletes the whole connector.)

Point Types

Right-click a bend point to change how the line passes through it:

  • Convert to Corner Point — a sharp corner
  • Convert to Symmetric Point — a smooth curve with mirrored handles

Straightening a Connector

Right-click a connector and choose Make Horizontal or Make Vertical to line it up along one axis (available when the connector can be aligned that way).

Pins for Smart Connectors

Smart connectors (Smart Orthogonal and Smart Polyline) compute their route automatically, and their intermediate points can't be dragged. To steer the route, add pins:

  1. Double-click the smart connector to show the action toolbar
  2. Click Add Pin (or right-click the line and choose Add Pin)
  3. The route is recalculated to pass through the pin

Use Remove Pin to take a pin away again.

Tips

  1. Use sparingly — only add bend points when automatic routing isn't good enough
  2. Fewer is better — simple paths are easier to read
  3. Test movement — after adding bend points, move the connected shapes to check the path still works
  4. Change the routing mode from the connector's right-click menu or the Inspector's Connector section if manual points aren't getting you the result you want