Connections between objects are created by dragging, with the mouse pointer, from the black dot in the centre of an object to the object that the connection should connect to. The black dot appears as soon as the mouse pointer is in proximity of the centre of the object.
Sequence of connections: The incoming numbers and outgoing numbers (see image to the right) tells the order in which the connections were made. These numbers are displayed both in the Property Panel and as a tooltip when you hover the mouse over a connection.
In the example to the right the incoming nubmer 1 tells that it is the first connection made to OP2 and the outgoing number 2 tells that it is the second connection made from Buffer.
Settings
The settings of the Connections are listed below along with a short description and possibly a link to a more detailed description about the setting.
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Setting |
Description |
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Incoming number |
A sequence number of the connections coming in to an object, i.e. it tells the order in which the connections was made to this object. |
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Outgoing number |
A sequence number of the connections going out from an object, i.e. it tells the order in which the connections was made from this object. |
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Weight |
A non-negative (non-zero) integer specifying a relative weight of this connection in relation to the weights of the other connections originating from the same object. These weights are used to prioritize the successors in some exit strategies. |
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Active |
Boolean stating if the connection is active or not. If a connection is in-active the model acts as if the connection did not exist. For instance this can be used in an optimization to determine the best routing of variants through a model. |