Start and End Connection Directions Do not work with Ports

Hello, I am using the Manhattan router to Programitically add Links between elements with Ports. I see that there are options to include startDirections and endDirections for a Link when using the Manhattan router. However, it looks like the arguments are for the element itself rather than its ports. Is there a way to specify links between two elements with Ports such that the link never overlaps the element itself?

Case in Point. Consider the logic domain example. I want to avoid situations like these where the links overlap the element itself.

[kumilingus]

There is a several issues with Manhattan router that we are trying to address in the #1647.

If you don’t want to exclude ends, you have move the ports closer to the edge of the shape (increasing the manhattan padding option might also help).

[marty0678]

Interesting, thanks for the suggestion. That does technically work for the arrows, but the routes become quite undesirable of course now that they are going through their parent elements.

And the routing ends up having the line go straight up/down then 180ing to go back the other way after the padding pixels are finished which is a bit odd.

I’ll keep playing around with it. Thanks!