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I am Visio 2013 user. How can I add more auto-connection points on shapes in Visio.
For example, a circle shape originally has 8 auto-connection points, but I need 8 points more totally 16 connection points around it.
P.S. From the Visio Options window, I checked "Show more shape handlers on hover" tick box to no avail.
There is no easy way of doing this (Or I just don't know a better way). Right Click on the Shape and select Show ShapeSheet. Now in the shape sheet go to the Connection Points Table and add manually your connection points and there coordinates.
Here is a simple example I made. This is a Rectangle from the Basic Shapes and I want to add a connection point positioned exactly in the middle of the two connection points which are already available by default. So I make a right click on the table and select Insert Row and then add the Width Value of X as 0.25 because it is the half of 0.5. And I add one more connection point with value 0.125 because it is the half of 0.25. Now I have two new connection points added exactly as you wanted.
For other shapes like for example the Ellipse you will need the help of Geometry or Mathematics to find the (X,Y) coordinates. It depends on the Geometry of the shape how the Mathematical equation will look like and how hard it will be. But you can ask these mathematical question here.
This is interesting because I tried to do it too in my Visio 2013 and it is not possible. The lines just don't want to connect like this. The problem is the default connection points on the shape. Do not use the Connection Points available on the shape, but make your own Connection Points (Shift+Ctrl+1 then hold Ctrl and click on shape) and then connect the shapes with lines through these new connection points.
The lines might overlap with the shape or other lines. Click on the line to select it (dots on the line will appear) and move it till you bring it in the wanted shape. That should do the trick.
Here is the result:
Best Answer
On the Home tab, in the Tools section, you should have a 'Connection Point' command (shift+control+1). Select your shape, click the command, then hold down the control key and left click where you want to add, move, or delete a connection point.