Chapter 3 Building Physical Diagrams

Modifying a reference graphically

You can modify a reference symbol as follows:

To bend a reference symbol:

1. Select Symbol→Format to open the Symbol Format dialog box.
2. Click the Line Style tab and select the jagged line symbol from the Corners list.
3. Click OK to return to the diagram.
4. Press and hold ctrl while clicking the point on the reference where you want to insert an angle.
   
   A handle is added to the reference at the point clicked.
5. Release ctrl. You can now drag the handle to create the desired angle.

To straighten a reference symbol:

1. Click a reference symbol that has one or more angles to make its handles appear.
2. Press and hold ctrl while clicking a handle to remove the handle and angle.

To drag a reference to a different table:

1. Click a reference symbol.
2. Press and hold ctrl while dragging one of its ends to a different table.

You can set the global display mode for references by clicking Tools→Model Options and selecting a notation from the list. PowerDesigner supports Relational, CODASYL, Conceptual and IDEF1X notations.

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