Canvas > Using dot to make complex arrow connections in Canvas

[buxtehude]

I love using canvas, but I am finding the arrow connection behavior is kind of limiting, and the overlapping nature can quickly make the diagram messy. For example, I was trying to replicate this same graph I made in draw.io. And you see the problem.

Original draw.io diagram

I tried to replicate the same in Canvas

I love how I can manipulate connections in draw.io, but I guess that will be hard to implement in Obsidian. So I’d like to suggest a simpler solution for more complex arrow/connection work. And this is straight out of the VFX app Nuke.

As you can see, the dot serves a single purpose, to connect two or more different connections. And hopefully, this will be much easier to develop.

[ggs]

Use case or problem

Canvas Edges can be messy.

Proposed solution

Unreal Engine is a good example of using reroute nodes to good effect.

Current workaround (optional)

Add an empty node and shrink it as small as it will go as seen here:

Better Canvas Integration - Tagging files in group

[GroupsForTaggins] I hacked together a proof of concept and have been using it to great reward. This also illustrates the need for redirect nodes (like in Unreal Engine for example).

[HeavenIdeas]

I was wondering if there has been any news on this. As canvas becomes more and more a part of our workflow I think this feature becomes more and more important. I’m glad other people were asking for this