Change/Add ends for the connector??

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pentalive
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Change/Add ends for the connector??

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I could draw read "Entity Relation Diagrams" if my connectors could have "crows feet" - This is a shape that signifies a one-to-many relationship. These diagrams are used by database administrators to design databases. The crows foot looks like this, the line splits into three lines, a triangle shape with the flat side of the triangle against the object it touches. (the oposite of an arrow pointing toward the object).

Is there a way to make a connector with these on either 0,1 or 2 ends?

Thanks!
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Sorry for the very late reply to this. Have you solved this one in the mean time?

Thwe simple answer to you Q is that there isn't a simple method to do this, but the alternative notation of using an arrow head can be done with the Basic Connector tool. However you still need to add the I and 0 overlays to denote enforce and optional relationships manually. The only altenative for automating this gets into heavy scripting.
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Wow, just what the doctor ordered. It looks like my first answer was wrong. Having had a look the drawing styles do allow you to customise your arrows as the article describes. You learn something every day. Thanks
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