6.4          Availability of the Visio Function „Rotate Shape“ (EB 6.5.2)

The Visio function Rotate Shape required in special application areas was released for certain types of shapes. By means of this function, e.g., the problem, that connectors, holders and distributors in cable sets are not always placed exactly horizontally or vertically aligned can be solved by rotating the shapes.

The rotation functionality is activated when the master shapes are placed on the diagrams only under certain preconditions. These permissible shapes have a maximum of one pin and no stretch handles which would allow a change of the dimensions of the shapes. Beyond that the release for the master shapes of the types frame, online table, history and list symbol is not possible.

If later the shapes are rotated the orientation of the texts in the shapes is considered. In order to ensure the readability of the contents of the diagrams from top to bottom or from left to right the vertical and horizontal alignment of the text with regard to the superordinate shape remains untouched.