RackView v1.2.0
Cable routing rewrite
- Cables now enter/exit every port vertically (from above for the top row, from below for the bottom row) instead of cutting across it.
- Fixed a routing bug where a cable to a dense multi-row switch could sweep straight across every other port on the way to its target.
- Fixed a routing bug where rack units stacked with zero U of gap between them (the common case) could cause a cable to sweep across a neighboring device.
- Parallel cables get more breathing room in the side lanes so they no longer visually overlap.
- Fiber/LC connector artwork always renders horizontal, even though the cable itself still enters the port vertically.
Manual cable routing (new)
- Grab any point along a selected cable and drag to override its auto-routed path with your own bend point.
- Existing bend points can be dragged again to fine-tune, or right-clicked to remove just that one.
- "Reset routing" in the cable's right-click menu discards the manual override and returns to the auto-routed path.
- Dragging snaps to nearby corners of any other cable (auto-routed or manually routed), with a small on-screen readout of the current position — a soft magnet only, it never blocks the drag.
- Manual routes are always orthogonal: every segment is purely horizontal or vertical. A right-angle corner is inserted automatically between any two points that aren't aligned, so a cable can never render as a diagonal line.
Fixes since v1.1.0
- The follow-line shown while creating a cable (source port to cursor) now reliably appears and survives rack redraws.
- Hovering a port now also shows the port name in the tooltip, not just the device name.
Download: grab RackView.zip, extract, run RackView.exe. Windows will open your browser to the app automatically.