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How to Connect Objects on PC

ConceptDraw PRO provides a few options for drawing connections between objects: Direct Connectors,
Smart, Arc, Bezier, Curve and Round Connectors. You can connect objects in your ConceptDraw diagram with proper connectors using the embedded automatic connection modes. This article describes how you can connect objects with connectors and how you can ascribe different types and behaviors.
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How to Set Line Jumps for Smart Connectors in ConceptDraw PRO

Connecting objects in ConceptDraw PRO is an easy task. You can use Chain, or Tree connection mode for automatic connection of multiple objects. Besides the automatic connection modes, ConceptDraw PRO offers few options to connect objects manually: Direct, Arc, Bezier, Smart, Curve and Round Connectors. You can make them square, arched or angled and also set vertical or horizontal orientation Thus, you can control how the jumps and orientation occurs on smart connectors. When two smart connectors cross each other you can control how the two intersecting lines look.

Electrical Symbols — Terminals and Connectors

An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join electrical terminations and create an electrical circuit. Electrical connectors consist of plugs (male-ended) and jacks (female-ended). The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, require a tool for assembly and removal, or serve as a permanent electrical joint between two wires or devices.

26 libraries of the Electrical Engineering Solution of ConceptDraw PRO make your electrical diagramming simple, efficient, and effective. You can simply and quickly drop the ready-to-use objects from libraries into your document to create the electrical diagram.
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How to Add and Edit Text on Connectors

The new ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology is a powerful diagramming technique that powered the way business drawing created. ConceptDraw PRO gives you some tools for connecting shapes: Direct Connectors, Smart, Arc, Bezier, Curve and Round Connectors. Direct Connectors are direct lines from the point to the point. Smart , Arc, Bezier, Curve and Round Connectors are almost the same as Direct Connectors. However, they automatically move around other objects. You can use Chain, or Tree connection mode for connection of multiple objects with any type of connectors. ConceptDraw PRO allows you to add and move text on a connector the same way that you add and move text on other any object.

Basic Flowchart Symbols and Meaning

Flowchart Symbols and Meaning - Provides a visual representation of basic flowchart symbols and their proposed use in professional workflow diagram, standard process flow diagram and communicating the structure of a well-developed web site, as well as their correlation in developing on-line instructional projects. See flowchart's symbols by specifics of process flow diagram symbols and workflow diagram symbols.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart

Audio & Video Connector Types

The Audio & Video Connectors solution contains a set of pre-designed objects, libraries, templates, and samples; allowing quick and easy diagramming of various configurations of audio and video devices.

Audio and Video Connector

The Audio & Video Connectors solution contains a set of pre-designed objects, libraries, templates, and samples; allowing quick and easy diagramming of various configurations of audio and video devices.
The vector stencils library "Terminals and connectors" contains 43 element symbols of terminals, connectors, plugs, polarized connectors, jacks, coaxial cables, and conductors.
Use it for drawing the wiring diagrams, electrical layouts, electronic schematics, and circuit diagrams.
"An electrical connector is an electro-mechanical device for joining electrical circuits as an interface using a mechanical assembly. Connectors consist of plugs (male-ended) and jacks (female-ended). The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, require a tool for assembly and removal, or serve as a permanent electrical joint between two wires or devices. An adapter can be used to effectively bring together dissimilar connectors.
There are hundreds of types of electrical connectors. Connectors may join two lengths of flexible copper wire or cable, or connect a wire or cable or optical interface to an electrical terminal.
In computing, an electrical connector can also be known as a physical interface... Cable glands, known as cable connectors in the US, connect wires to devices mechanically rather than electrically and are distinct from quick-disconnects performing the latter." [Electrical connector. Wikipedia]
"A terminal is the point at which a conductor from an electrical component, device or network comes to an end and provides a point of connection to external circuits. A terminal may simply be the end of a wire or it may be fitted with a connector or fastener. In network analysis, terminal means a point at which connections can be made to a network in theory and does not necessarily refer to any real physical object. In this context, especially in older documents, it is sometimes called a "pole".
The connection may be temporary, as seen in portable equipment, may require a tool for assembly and removal, or may be a permanent electrical joint between two wires or devices.
All electric cell have two terminals. The first is the positive terminal and the second is the negative terminal. The positive terminal looks like a metal cap and the negative terminal looks like a metal disc. The current flows from the positive terminal, and out through the negative terminal, replicative of current flow (positive (+) to negative (-) flow)." [Terminal (electronics). Wikipedia]
The shapes example "Design elements - Terminals and connectors" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Electrical Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Terminal and connector symbols
Terminal and connector symbols, terminal board, terminal strip, small, D connector, D-type connector, shielded, RCA, plug, shielded, RCA, jack, normalled, jack, circuit, male contact, large, D connector, D-type connector, female contact, coaxial, outside conductor, coaxial plug, coaxial jack, circuit terminal, center conductor coaxial, outside conductor, chassis, cable termination, single line, cable termination, complete, adapter, male-male, adapter, male-female, C header connector, 15 pin, type C, AC out, AC power out, 3-conductor, polarized connector, male, 3-conductor, polarized connector, female, 2-conductor, plug, 2-conductor, nonpolarized connector, male, 2-conductor, nonpolarized connector, female, 2-conductor, jack,
This pinout diagram example showing a VGA connector (as viewed from the socket) was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: DE15 Connector Pinout.svg. [commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:DE15_ Connector_ Pinout.svg]
"A Video Graphics Array (VGA) connector is a three-row 15-pin DE-15 connector. The 15-pin VGA connector is found on many video cards, computer monitors, and high definition television sets. On laptop computers or other small devices, a mini-VGA port is sometimes used in place of the full-sized VGA connector.
DE-15 is also conventionally called RGB connector, D-sub 15, mini sub D15, mini D15, DB-15, HDB-15, HD-15 or HD15 (High Density, to distinguish it from the older and less flexible DE-9 connector used on some older VGA cards, which has the same shell size but only two rows of pins).
VGA connectors and cables carry analog component RGBHV (red, green, blue, horizontal sync, vertical sync) video signals, and VESA Display Data Channel (VESA DDC) data. In the original version of DE-15 pinout, one pin was keyed by plugging the female connector hole; this prevented non-VGA 15 pin cables from being plugged into a VGA socket. Four pins carried Monitor ID bits which were rarely used; VESA DDC redefined some of these pins and replaced the key pin with +5 V DC power supply.
The VGA interface is not engineered to be hotpluggable (so that the user can connect or disconnect the output device while the host is running), although in practice this can be done and usually does not cause damage to the hardware or other problems. However, nothing in the design ensures that the ground pins make a connection first and break last, so hotplugging may introduce surges in signal lines which may or may not be adequately protected against. Also, depending on the hardware and software, detecting a monitor being connected might not work properly in all cases." [VGA connector. Wikipedia]
The pinout diagram example "VGA connector pinout" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Audio and Video Connectors solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
VGA connector pinout
VGA connector pinout, VGA jack,

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You can use text with any conceptDraw connectors to describe relationships between objects.

Add text to connectors the same way you add text to any object - doubleclick a connector and type.
The vector stencils library "Audio and video connectors" contains 94 symbols of audio and video connectors and device silhouettes.
Use these jacks and plugs clipart icons for drawing hook up diagrams in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Audio and Video Connectors solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ engineering-audio-video-connectors
Device 1
Device 1, device,
Device 2
Device 2, device,
TV
TV, TV,
Cable, thin
Cable, thin, cable, thin,
Cable, thick
Cable, thick, cable, thick,
Device 1, half part
Device 1, half part, device, half part,
Device 2, half part
Device 2, half part, device, half part,
TRS plug, purple
TRS plug, purple, TRS, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS plug, brown
TRS plug, brown, TRS, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS plug, black
TRS plug, black, TRS, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS plug, gray
TRS plug, gray, TRS, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS plug, blue
TRS plug, blue, TRS, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS plug, green
TRS plug, green, TRS, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS jack, purple
TRS jack, purple, TRS, jack, connector,
TRS jack, brown
TRS jack, brown, TRS, jack, connector,
TRS jack, black
TRS jack, black, TRS, jack, connector,
TRS jack, gray
TRS jack, gray, TRS, jack, connector,
TRS jack, blue
TRS jack, blue, TRS, jack, connector,
TRS jack, green
TRS jack, green, TRS, jack, connector,
TRS plug, micro-jack
TRS plug, micro-jack, TRS, micro-jack, plug, connector, phone connector,
TRS, micro-jack
TRS, micro-jack, TRS, micro-jack, connector,
Headphone Mini Jack Cable
Headphone Mini Jack Cable, headphone, mini jack, cable,
Headphone Mini Jack
Headphone Mini Jack, headphone, mini jack, connector,
Microphone Mini Jack Cable
Microphone Mini Jack Cable, microphone, mini jack, cable,
Microphone Mini Jack
Microphone Mini Jack, microphone, mini jack, connector,
XLR female Neutrik
XLR female Neutrik, XLR female Neutrik,
XLR female Neutrik
XLR female Neutrik, XLR, female, Neutrik, connector,
TOSLINK Optical Audio Cable, blue
TOSLINK Optical Audio Cable, blue, TOSLINK, optical audio cable,
TOSLINK Optical Audio Cable
TOSLINK Optical Audio Cable, TOSLINK, optical audio cable,
TOSLINK Optical jack
TOSLINK Optical jack, TOSLINK, optical, jack, connector,
TOSLINK Optical jack, blue
TOSLINK Optical jack, blue, TOSLINK, optical, jack, connector,
DVI plug
DVI plug, DVI plug,
DVI-I (Single Link) jack
DVI-I (Single Link) jack, DVI-I, single link, jack, connector,
DVI-I (Dual Link) jack
DVI-I (Dual Link) jack, DVI-I, dual link, jack, connector,
DVI-D (Single Link) jack
DVI-D (Single Link) jack,
DVI-D (Dual Link) jack
DVI-D (Dual Link) jack,
DVI-A Port
DVI-A Port,
DVI-I (Single Link)
DVI-I (Single Link),
DVI-I (Dual Link)
DVI-I (Dual Link),
DVI-D (Single Link)
DVI-D (Single Link),
DVI-D (Dual Link)
DVI-D (Dual Link),
DVI-A
DVI-A,
Mini DVI jack
Mini DVI jack,
Mini DVI plug
Mini DVI plug, Mini DVI plug,
VGA plug
VGA plug, VGA plug,
VGA jack
VGA jack,
DFP jack
DFP jack,
DFP plug
DFP plug, DFP plug,
S-Video plug
S-Video plug, S-Video plug,
S-Video IN
S-Video IN,
S-Video OUT
S-Video OUT,
RCA, yellow
RCA, yellow, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, yellow
RCA, yellow, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, white
RCA, white, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, white
RCA, white, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, red
RCA, red, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, red
RCA, red, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, black
RCA, black, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, black
RCA, black, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, green
RCA, green, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, green
RCA, green, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, blue
RCA, blue, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, blue
RCA, blue, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, gray
RCA, gray, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, gray
RCA, gray, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, brown
RCA, brown, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, brown
RCA, brown, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, tan
RCA, tan, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, tan
RCA, tan, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, purple
RCA, purple, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
RCA, purple
RCA, purple, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, orange
RCA, orange, RCA, phono, cinch, socket,
RCA, orange
RCA, orange, RCA connector, RCA jack, phono connector, cinch connector,
Display Port socket
Display Port socket, display port, socket,
Display Port plug
Display Port plug, display port, plug, connector,
Mini Display port socket
Mini Display port socket, mini display port, socket,
Mini Display port socket, white
Mini Display port socket, white, mini display port, socket,
Mini Display port plug
Mini Display port plug, mini display port, plug, connector,
Mini Display port plug, white
Mini Display port plug, white, mini display port, plug, connector,
HDMI jack
HDMI jack, HDMI, jack, connector,
HDMI plug
HDMI plug, HDMI, plug, connector,
HDMI plug, white
HDMI plug, white, HDMI, plug, connector,
Thunderbolt jack
Thunderbolt jack, thunderbolt, jack, connector,
Thunderbolt plug
Thunderbolt plug, thunderbolt, plug, connector,
Coaxial TV plug
Coaxial TV plug, coaxial, TV, plug, connector,
Coaxial TV jack
Coaxial TV jack, coaxial, TV, jack, connector,
F connector jack
F connector jack, F connector, jack,
F connector plug
F connector plug, F connector plug, connector,
XLR male Neutrik
XLR male Neutrik, XLR, male, Neutrik, connector,
XLR male Neutrik
XLR male Neutrik, XLR male Neutrik,
TS plug
TS plug, TS plug,
TS jack
TS jack, TS, jack, connector,
MIDI
MIDI,
MIDI
MIDI, MIDI, connector,

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology

You can see that when you rotate a group, connectors change their angle, keeping their position inside of the grouped objects. If you decide to ungroup the objects, the connectors will adjust to keep lines parallel to the edges of the sheet.

The magic of ConceptDraw Arrows10’s rotating group containing connectors, makes complex diagramming simple and easy.

The way to connect objects has never been easier.

UML Component Diagram. Design Elements

UML Component Diagram illustrates show components are wired together to larger components and software systems that shows the structure of arbitrarily complex systems.
Rapid UML Solution for ConceptDraw PRO contains 13 vector stencils libraries with 393 interactive shapes that you can use to design your UML diagrams.
To design a Component Diagram use the UML Component Diagram library.
UML Component Diagram library contains 36 shapes
This AV connector pinout diagram example was redesigned from the Wikipedia file: DVI Connector Types.svg.
[en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ File:DVI_ Connector_ Types.svg]
"Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface developed by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). The digital interface is used to connect a video source to a display device, such as a computer monitor. It was developed with the intention of creating an industry standard for the transfer of digital video content.
The interface is designed to transmit uncompressed digital video and can be configured to support multiple modes such as DVI-D (digital only), DVI-A (analog only), or DVI-I (digital and analog). Featuring support for analog connections, the DVI specification is compatible with the VGA interface. This compatibility, along with other advantages, led to its widespread acceptance over competing digital display standards Plug and Display (P&D) and Digital Flat Panel (DFP). Although DVI is predominantly associated with computers, it is sometimes used in other consumer electronics such as television sets, video game consoles and DVD players." [Digital Visual Interface. Wikipedia]
The example "DVI connector types" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Audio and Video Connectors solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Male DVI connector pins (view of plug)
Male DVI connector pins (view of plug), DVI-I,