FL samples
These samples show the use of the Force-directed layout (class ForceDirectedLayout from the package ibm_ilog.graphlayout.forcedirected).
The following sample drawings are produced with the Force-directed Layout (FL).

Small cyclic graph drawing produced with Force-directed Layout

Medium graph drawing (combination of cycles and trees)
produced with the Force-directed Layout

Large graph drawing (combination of cycles and trees)
produced with the Force-directed Layout

Large graph drawing (Sierpinski Triangle) produced
with the Force-directed Layout in fast multilevel
layout mode
What types of graphs suit the FL?
Any type of graph:
- connected graphs and disconnected graphs
- planar graphs and nonplanar graphs
Application domains for FL
Application domains for Force-directed include:
- Telecoms and networking (WAN diagrams)
- Software management/software (re-)engineering (call graphs)
- CASE tools (dependency diagrams)
- Database and knowledge engineering (such as semantic networks, database query graphs, qualitative reasoning, and other artificial intelligence diagrams)
- World Wide Web (Web hyperlink neighborhood)