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Issue 1:<br />
I have a connector (3) which I would like to attach to location (2). &nbsp;However, when I drag the connector anywhere near my box, it snaps to location (1). &nbsp;How can I get my connector to connect at location 2, not 1. &nbsp;Connection points didn't work.<br />
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Finally, at some point my connector stops looking like a connector and takes on the appearance of a gray box. &nbsp;<br />
Issue 2:<br />
What causes my connector line to turn into a gray box?<br />
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Issue 1:
I have a connector (3) which I would like to attach to location (2).  However, when I drag the connector anywhere near my box, it snaps to location (1).  How can I get my connector to connect at location 2, not 1.  Connection points didn't work.

Finally, at some point my connector stops looking like a connector and takes on the appearance of a gray box.  
Issue 2:
What causes my connector line to turn into a gray box?



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