Re: Connecting lines to lines.

On 3 Jun 2010, at 12:32, Michael Tiernan wrote:

> Thanks for everyone's replies.
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> Well, sorta. I can engage the line hops but they don't seem to operate =
as I "expected". (I think the part that bugs me the most about this is =
that I *KNOW* I've done this correctly before but I can't figure out why =
I can't do it now.
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> One of the other "effects" I'd expect is that if I move one of the =
lines, the others would move with it since they're attached.
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> (Crux of my problem. How do I connect two lines at right angles to =
become "one"?)
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> Since a graffle is worth a thousand words....  =
http://www.mit.edu/~mtiernan/Pictures/Untitled.jpg

That was a fun challenge.

Make your hopping bus elements from non-intersecting lines. i.e. your =
green hash example is made from 12 lines not 4. Select them all and =
specify your hop types. Nothing happens of course, since there are no =
internal hops. Group it. Bring it to the front and drag the group over =
the red hash.

You can of course do the same for other elements and have hours of =
innocent fun bringing different elements forward.
Grouping nonintersecting elements with pre-arranged hoppiness should be =
generalisable.

For bonus points, can you make a woven cloth illustration?

Elliott Roper