Is there a way to have an elbow connector in a figma file?

Create a connector line in a figjam file, and then copy it and paste it into your Figma design file. You can then just drag the ends to connect to frames in the same way you use it in the figjam file.

thanks for responding!

Sure, you can do this, but I’m looking for an easier way. Know what I mean?

Pasting it in, then editing it’s location, then connecting each end to a frame, takes considerable time for a large system.

I don’t think there is an easier way at the moment, although I note that it has a specific icon in the layers list - somebody has thought about connectors on the design file side. I wouldn’t be surprised if it shows up as a item that we can insert directly into designs in the comings weeks/months 🤞 🙂

Very easy, select the curved connector and change the corner radius to “0” in the Design>Frame properties.

Autoflow plugin does the trick 😉

As of '24, it looks like you can copy and paste elbow connectors from FigmaJam straight into your design file.

not something I’d want to brag about, but it’s simple enough and does work!

Just played with this for awhile and the pen tool + setting a corner radius + adding arrows to the line works pretty well. All in Figma, no jumping to another app (which is ridiculous) and doesn’t have a whole lot of the bugs of FigJam’s arrow connectors.

Having just generated a couple giant site maps in FigJam, I’m never doing it again. FigJam’s arrows are so buggy, and it’s a basic thing that omnigraffle, miro and so many other apps nailed years ago.