User-Guided Force-Directed Graph Layout
Fuente:
arXiv
Guardado en:
| Autores principales: | , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Preprint |
| Publicado: |
2025
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | |
| Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
| _version_ | 1866916800239763456 |
|---|---|
| author | Balci, Hasan Luna, Augustin |
| author_facet | Balci, Hasan Luna, Augustin |
| contents | Visual analysis of relational data is essential for many real-world analytics tasks, with layout quality being key to interpretability. However, existing layout algorithms often require users to navigate complex parameters to express their intent. We present a user-guided force-directed layout approach that enables intuitive control through freehand sketching. Our method uses classical image analysis techniques to extract structural information from sketches, which is then used to generate positional constraints that guide the layout process. We evaluate the approach on various real and synthetic graphs ranging from small to medium scale, demonstrating its ability to produce layouts aligned with user expectations. An implementation of our method along with documentation and a demo page is freely available on GitHub at https://github.com/sciluna/uggly. |
| format | Preprint |
| id |
arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2506_15860 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| record_format | arxiv |
| spellingShingle | User-Guided Force-Directed Graph Layout Balci, Hasan Luna, Augustin Graphics Human-Computer Interaction Visual analysis of relational data is essential for many real-world analytics tasks, with layout quality being key to interpretability. However, existing layout algorithms often require users to navigate complex parameters to express their intent. We present a user-guided force-directed layout approach that enables intuitive control through freehand sketching. Our method uses classical image analysis techniques to extract structural information from sketches, which is then used to generate positional constraints that guide the layout process. We evaluate the approach on various real and synthetic graphs ranging from small to medium scale, demonstrating its ability to produce layouts aligned with user expectations. An implementation of our method along with documentation and a demo page is freely available on GitHub at https://github.com/sciluna/uggly. |
| title | User-Guided Force-Directed Graph Layout |
| topic | Graphics Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15860 |