In the Options dialog (Tools>Options), there is a button for Shape labeled By Type. If you select this, the resulting shape comes from the settings in the Global Options dialog. Let us look at, but not change, the sketch defaults.
| Ø | Select menu Tools>Options… then click on the tab Sketch |
Note the By Type Shapes field with drop-down boxes for the different variable types in Vensim.
| Ø | Click the button Cancel. |
You can also set shape to By Type by selecting a variable using the Lock tool, then clicking on the Surround Shape button 
and clicking on the second choice from the top 
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