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Drawing a Line in a Diagram

To use the drawing tools to add a line to a diagram:

Procedure

  1. Press Space Bar and enter Line. The cursor changes to .

  2. Click on the diagram, to place the first end of the line.

  3. To insert a waypoint into the line, click once again on the diagram, otherwise, place the second end of the line by double-clicking, or by pressing Enter.Note In Capital E/E Publisher, if you click once on a pin, connector or device before clicking to start drawing the graphic, the graphic is automatically associated with the object. If the object is subsequently moved, the graphic moves with it.

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Adding Graphical Shapes

Capital E/E Publisher User Guide, 2512.2606

Unpublished work. © 2026 Siemens

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/861057055/202511026.capital_ep_user/id213275ad-5b11-4ff7-b9f4-81787ebf70b9 · retrieved 2026-07-18