diff --git a/Examples/Nodify.Playground/Editor/NodifyEditorView.xaml b/Examples/Nodify.Playground/Editor/NodifyEditorView.xaml
index 72deb346..9b219ffd 100644
--- a/Examples/Nodify.Playground/Editor/NodifyEditorView.xaml
+++ b/Examples/Nodify.Playground/Editor/NodifyEditorView.xaml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         </DataTemplate>
 
         <DataTemplate x:Key="StepConnectionTemplate">
-            <nodify:StepConnection Style="{StaticResource ConnectionStyle}"
+            <nodify:StepConnection Theme="{StaticResource ConnectionStyle}"
                                    SourcePosition="{Binding ., Converter={StaticResource FlowToConnectorPositionConverter}, ConverterParameter=Output}"
                                    TargetPosition="{Binding ., Converter={StaticResource FlowToConnectorPositionConverter}, ConverterParameter=Input}" />
         </DataTemplate>
diff --git a/Nodify/Connections/LineConnection.cs b/Nodify/Connections/LineConnection.cs
index 5081339a..f49cbdd5 100644
--- a/Nodify/Connections/LineConnection.cs
+++ b/Nodify/Connections/LineConnection.cs
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ protected static Point InterpolateLineSegment(Point p0, Point p1, double t)
 
         protected static ((Point SegmentStart, Point SegmentEnd), Point InterpolatedPoint) InterpolateLine(Point p0, Point p1, Point p2, Point p3, double t)
         {
-            double length1 = (p1 - p0).Length;
-            double length2 = (p2 - p1).Length;
-            double length3 = (p3 - p2).Length;
+            double length1 = (p1 - p0).Length();
+            double length2 = (p2 - p1).Length();
+            double length3 = (p3 - p2).Length();
             double totalLength = length1 + length2 + length3;
 
             double ratio1 = length1 / totalLength;
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ protected static ((Point SegmentStart, Point SegmentEnd), Point InterpolatedPoin
 
         protected static ((Point SegmentStart, Point SegmentEnd), Point InterpolatedPoint) InterpolateLine(Point p0, Point p1, Point p2, double t)
         {
-            double length1 = (p1 - p0).Length;
-            double length2 = (p2 - p1).Length;
+            double length1 = (p1 - p0).Length();
+            double length2 = (p2 - p1).Length();
             double totalLength = length1 + length2;
 
             double ratio1 = length1 / totalLength;
diff --git a/Nodify/Connections/StepConnection.cs b/Nodify/Connections/StepConnection.cs
index c97f7257..4f7d2283 100644
--- a/Nodify/Connections/StepConnection.cs
+++ b/Nodify/Connections/StepConnection.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ public enum ConnectorPosition
 
     public class StepConnection : LineConnection
     {
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty SourcePositionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(SourcePosition), typeof(ConnectorPosition), typeof(StepConnection), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(ConnectorPosition.Right, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender, OnConnectorPositionChanged));
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty TargetPositionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(TargetPosition), typeof(ConnectorPosition), typeof(StepConnection), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(ConnectorPosition.Left, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender, OnConnectorPositionChanged));
+        public static readonly AvaloniaProperty<ConnectorPosition> SourcePositionProperty = AvaloniaProperty.Register<StepConnection, ConnectorPosition>(nameof(SourcePosition), ConnectorPosition.Right);
+        public static readonly AvaloniaProperty<ConnectorPosition> TargetPositionProperty = AvaloniaProperty.Register<StepConnection, ConnectorPosition>(nameof(TargetPosition), ConnectorPosition.Left);
 
         private static void OnConnectorPositionChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ private static void OnConnectorPositionChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPro
 
         static StepConnection()
         {
-            SourceOrientationProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(StepConnection), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Orientation.Horizontal, null, CoerceSourceOrientation));
-            TargetOrientationProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(StepConnection), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Orientation.Horizontal, null, CoerceTargetOrientation));
-            DirectionProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(StepConnection), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(ConnectionDirection.Forward, null, CoerceConnectionDirection));
+            SourcePositionProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<StepConnection>(OnConnectorPositionChanged);
+            TargetPositionProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<StepConnection>(OnConnectorPositionChanged);
+            AffectsRender<StepConnection>(SourcePositionProperty, TargetPositionProperty);
+            SourceOrientationProperty.OverrideMetadata<StepConnection>(new StyledPropertyMetadata<Orientation>(defaultValue: Orientation.Horizontal, coerce: CoerceSourceOrientation));
+            TargetOrientationProperty.OverrideMetadata<StepConnection>(new StyledPropertyMetadata<Orientation>(defaultValue: Orientation.Horizontal, coerce: CoerceTargetOrientation));
+            DirectionProperty.OverrideMetadata<StepConnection>(new StyledPropertyMetadata<ConnectionDirection>(defaultValue: ConnectionDirection.Forward, coerce: CoerceConnectionDirection));
         }
 
-        private static object CoerceSourceOrientation(DependencyObject d, object baseValue)
+        private static Orientation CoerceSourceOrientation(DependencyObject d, Orientation baseValue)
         {
             var connection = (StepConnection)d;
             return connection.SourcePosition == ConnectorPosition.Left || connection.SourcePosition == ConnectorPosition.Right
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ private static object CoerceSourceOrientation(DependencyObject d, object baseVal
                 : Orientation.Vertical;
         }
 
-        private static object CoerceTargetOrientation(DependencyObject d, object baseValue)
+        private static Orientation CoerceTargetOrientation(DependencyObject d, Orientation baseValue)
         {
             var connection = (StepConnection)d;
             return connection.TargetPosition == ConnectorPosition.Left || connection.TargetPosition == ConnectorPosition.Right
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ private static object CoerceTargetOrientation(DependencyObject d, object baseVal
                 : Orientation.Vertical;
         }
 
-        private static object CoerceConnectionDirection(DependencyObject d, object baseValue)
+        private static ConnectionDirection CoerceConnectionDirection(DependencyObject d, ConnectionDirection baseValue)
         {
             var connection = (StepConnection)d;
             return connection.TargetPosition == ConnectorPosition.Left || connection.TargetPosition == ConnectorPosition.Top
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ protected override Point GetTextPosition(FormattedText text, Point source, Point
             return new Point((p3.X + p2.X - text.Width) / 2, (p3.Y + p2.Y - text.Height) / 2);
 
             static Vector GetMax(in Vector a, in Vector b)
-                => a.LengthSquared > b.LengthSquared ? a : b;
+                => a.SquaredLength > b.SquaredLength ? a : b;
         }
 
         protected override void DrawDirectionalArrowsGeometry(StreamGeometryContext context, Point source, Point target)
diff --git a/Nodify/Themes/Brushes.xaml b/Nodify/Themes/Brushes.xaml
index ada034ab..828d8b4d 100644
--- a/Nodify/Themes/Brushes.xaml
+++ b/Nodify/Themes/Brushes.xaml
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
     <!--STEP CONNECTION-->
 
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="StepConnection.StrokeBrush"
-                     o:Freeze="True"
                      Color="{DynamicResource StepConnection.StrokeColor}" />
 
     <!--PENDING CONNECTION-->
diff --git a/Nodify/Themes/Controls.xaml b/Nodify/Themes/Controls.xaml
index 3fa61fdd..47a5752f 100644
--- a/Nodify/Themes/Controls.xaml
+++ b/Nodify/Themes/Controls.xaml
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@
 
     <!--STEP CONNECTION-->
 
-    <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:StepConnection}"
-           BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type local:StepConnection}}">
+    <ControlTheme TargetType="{x:Type local:StepConnection}" x:Key="{x:Type local:StepConnection}"
+                  BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type local:StepConnection}}">
         <Setter Property="Stroke"
                 Value="{StaticResource StepConnection.StrokeBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="Fill"
                 Value="{StaticResource StepConnection.StrokeBrush}" />
-    </Style>
+    </ControlTheme>
 
     <!--PENDING CONNECTION-->
 
diff --git a/Nodify/Themes/Styles/Connection.xaml b/Nodify/Themes/Styles/Connection.xaml
index 24100e70..50a3390b 100644
--- a/Nodify/Themes/Styles/Connection.xaml
+++ b/Nodify/Themes/Styles/Connection.xaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 Value="30" />
     </ControlTheme>
 
-    <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:StepConnection}">
+    <ControlTheme TargetType="{x:Type local:StepConnection}" x:Key="{x:Type local:StepConnection}">
         <Setter Property="StrokeThickness"
                 Value="3" />
         <Setter Property="Stroke"
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
                 Value="DodgerBlue" />
         <Setter Property="Spacing"
                 Value="30" />
-    </Style>
+    </ControlTheme>
 
 </ResourceDictionary>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Nodify/Themes/Styles/DecoratorContainer.xaml b/Nodify/Themes/Styles/DecoratorContainer.xaml
index 30884514..26a10c79 100644
--- a/Nodify/Themes/Styles/DecoratorContainer.xaml
+++ b/Nodify/Themes/Styles/DecoratorContainer.xaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
                     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
                     xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Nodify">
 
-    <local:UnscaleTransformConverter x:Key="UnscaleTransformConverter" />
-
     <ControlTheme TargetType="{x:Type local:DecoratorContainer}" x:Key="{x:Type local:DecoratorContainer}">
         <Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop"
                 Value="False" />
diff --git a/Nodify/Themes/Styles/NodifyEditor.xaml b/Nodify/Themes/Styles/NodifyEditor.xaml
index 73b767c9..78d6520e 100644
--- a/Nodify/Themes/Styles/NodifyEditor.xaml
+++ b/Nodify/Themes/Styles/NodifyEditor.xaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <local:UnscaleDoubleConverter x:Key="UnscaleDoubleConverter" />
 
     <DataTemplate x:Key="ConnectionTemplate">
-        <local:Connection Style="{DynamicResource {x:Type local:Connection}}" />
+        <local:Connection Theme="{DynamicResource {x:Type local:Connection}}" />
     </DataTemplate>
 
     <DataTemplate x:Key="PendingConnectionTemplate">