Learning Center: Working with Smart Objects

Lesson 1 Learn how to create ConceptDraw smart object that automatically changes the size at once with resizing of text in it. Find out how to select a group of objects, and change the font size or type with no worry that after this you will have to fit sizes of all the objects manually. Lesson 2 In order to operate with replacement of ConceptDraw objects, it is not out of place to learn how to work with objects coordinates. Lesson 3 Learn how to use ConceptDraw layers feature to organize related shapes in one document page. When you draw a floor-plan, for instance, you may locate electrical system on one layer, water supply system on the other one, etc. This makes work with complex drawings much convenient. Lesson4 Find out how to create the unique style to particular ConceptDraw object. How to store it setting and even apply to other objects. Lesson 5 Using the object locking, you can protect the ConceptDraw objects from accidental undesirable operations such as deleting, rotation, replacing and so on. Lesson 6 To use the ConceptDraw smart connectors, first of all you had to put special connector points to your object. Find out how to work with ConceptDraw connection point tool, how to add connection points to any part of the shape for more diagramming freedom. Lesson 7 This lesson will familiarize you with possibility of ConceptDraw object customization. Learn how to use custom properties dialog or object table to define information about current object properties. Lesson 8 Learn how to operate with complex set of ConceptDraw objects as if it is single object. Find how to prevent selecting of complex ConceptDraw object in parts and to present your document attractively. Lesson 9 Control dots will help you to manage the separate parts of complex ConceptDraw objects for example text inside object. Also, using control dots you can create an object which can be resized only to the required sides. Lesson 10 ConceptDraw advanced functionality gives you the possibility to work with group of objects, placed in the different part of document. Find out how to create a group, how to link objects in a group and so on. Lesson 11 Compatibility with MS Visio allows ConceptDraw users to exchange documents with MS Visio users Learn the detailed instruction how to make import of MS Visio XML to ConceptDraw as well as to make export of ConceptDraw files to MS Visio XML. Back to Learning Center