Graph Layout Type

Rogue Wave JViews Diagrammer provides numerous ready-to-use graph layout algorithms. They are shown below with sample illustrations:

../images/IlvHierarchicalLayoutColor16.gif  Hierarchical Layout: arranges nodes in horizontal or vertical levels such that the links flow in a uniform direction.

../images/sample-hierarchical.gif

../images/IlvTreeLayoutColor16.gif  Tree Layout: arranges the nodes of a tree horizontally or vertically, starting from the root of the tree. The radial layout mode allows you to arrange the nodes of a tree in concentric circles around the root of the tree.

../images/sample-tree.gif

../images/IlvUniformLengthEdgesLayoutColor16.gif  Uniform Length Edges Layout: applies a force-directed physical simulation that moves the nodes until all links have approximately the same length.

../images/sample-uniform.gif

../images/IlvBusLayoutColor16.gif  Bus Layout: designed to display bus network topologies (that is, a set of nodes connected to a serpent-like bus node).

../images/sample-bus.gif

../images/IlvCircularLayoutColor16.gif  Circular Layout: for diagrams representing interconnected ring and/or star network topologies.

../images/sample-circular.gif

../images/IlvGridLayoutColor16.gif  Grid Layout: arranges the disconnected nodes of a diagram in rows, in columns, or in the cells of a grid.

../images/sample-grid.gif

Configuration options are available for each algorithm, allowing you to customize and fine-tune the layout algorithm. The sample images only show an example of the wide range of diagram arrangements that can be obtained.

You can also use the layout wizard page (../../../builder/gui/graphlayout/layoutWizardIcon.gif) to select one of the predefined layout themes.