Perspectives .NET Edition Features

Understand the specifics of our graph visualization application development platform.

This page lists the features available in applications you build with Perspectives .NET Edition, both Web Applications and Desktop Applications. For Web Applications, features are organized by where they run: on the server and in the browser.

Add immediate value to your applications by incorporating these robust features and understanding the supported environments.

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21

Integrate with 21
types of data sources

1M

Process over 1 million
data elements

30+

Analyze with over 30 algorithms

Web Applications

Server-Side Features

The application server for .NET applications provides data connectivity and transformation services, layout and analytics execution, security and session management, and deployment options that scale reliably. It centralizes integrations and processing so your web solution remains secure, performant, and maintainable.

Technology
  • Flexible component architecture
  • Deploy to Amazon Web Services
  • Deploy to Microsoft Azure
  • Deploy to hybrid clouds
  • Supports ASP.NET and MVC web applications
  • Supports user session serialization and deserialization
  • Localizable
  • Unified service design for layout and analysis
Security
  • Supports HTTPS
  • Supports Cross-Site Request Forgery protection
Schema
  • User specified schema
  • Extract schema from Amazon Neptune databases
  • Extract schema from Apache TinkerPop databases
  • Extract schema from Cambridge Semantics AnzoGraph DB databases
  • Extract schema from JanusGraph databases
  • Extract schema from MarkLogic databases
  • Extract schema from Microsoft Cosmos Azure databases
  • Extract schema from Microsoft Excel data sources
  • Extract schema from Neo4j databases
  • Extract schema from OpenAPI RESTful endpoints
  • Extract schema from OrientDB databases
  • Extract schema from RDF data sources
  • Extract schema from SQL databases
  • Extract schema from structured text data sources
  • Expression defined schema attributes
Integrators
  • Access data in data sources
  • Supports federated data access
  • Update
  • Update progress bar
  • Update cancel
  • Commit
  • Load data from Amazon Neptune databases
  • Load data from Apache TinkerPop databases
  • Load data from Cambridge Semantics AnzoGraph DB databases
  • Load data from JanusGraph databases
  • Load data from JSON files
  • Load data from MarkLogic databases
  • Load data from Microsoft Cosmos Azure databases
  • Load data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
  • Load data from MongoDB databases
  • Load data from Neo4j databases
  • Load data from OrientDB
  • Load data from RDF files and URLs
  • Load data from RESTful web services
  • Load data from SPARQL endpoints
  • Load data from SQL databases
  • Load data from Stardog databases
  • Load data from text files
  • Load data from XML files
  • Load RDF data from Oracle Spatial and Graph
  • The XML integrator supports namespaces
  • Graphical RDF query designer
  • Update drawing state from a data source
  • Commit drawing state to a data source
Model
  • Validity check
  • Re-entrant model
  • Multi-threaded data model
  • Attributed data model
  • Model index
  • Event system
  • Attribute values can be computed from expressions using functions or other attributes
  • Attribute values can be synchronized with graphical element properties
Filters
  • Integrator filters
  • View filters
  • Data-driven filter creation
Drawings
  • Graph-based data model
  • Efficient iteration
  • Nodes with polygon shapes
  • Edges with routes
  • Nodes with connectors
  • Nodes with nested connectors
  • Nested drawings
  • Attach properties to drawing elements
  • Event system
Graphics
  • Customizable UI types
  • Graphical UI Editor
  • Bitmap images
  • Data-driven graphics
  • Rule-driven graphics
  • Level-of-detail graphics
  • Scene-based graphics
  • Drawing backgrounds
  • Node borders, colors, images, and text
  • Edge line thickness, colors, and styles
  • Graphical edge crossing representation
  • Arrowhead styles
  • Connector graphics
  • HTML-formatted tooltips
  • Multi-line tooltips
  • Multi-line text fields
  • Web page linking
  • Configure context menus
  • Configure cursors
Analysis
  • Cycle detection
  • Centrality measures
  • Clustering
  • Partitioning
  • Dependency analysis
  • Path finding
  • Impact analysis
  • Network flow
  • Root cause
  • Traversals
Layout
  • Bundle layout
  • Circular layout
  • Hierarchical layout
  • Orthogonal layout
  • Symmetric layout
  • Scalable layout
  • High-speed layout
  • Multi-threaded layout
  • Global layout
  • Incremental layout
  • Nested layout
  • Partial nested layout
  • Constraint-based layout
  • Labeling
  • Edge decorations
  • Swimlanes
  • Two-dimensional swimlanes
  • Routing
  • Drawing fitting
  • Layout progress bar support
  • Layout cancel support
Labeling
  • Automatic node, edge, and connector labeling
  • Global labeling
  • Incremental labeling
  • Overlap-free integrated labeling during orthogonal routing
  • Rotated labeling
  • Symmetric rotated labeling with edge-length control

 

 

Client-Side Features

The web application client side delivers high-performance, interactive visualization and editing of connected data. Users can explore with search, filters, and drill-downs; apply layouts; adjust styling; print and export; and work in a responsive interface designed for large, complex graphs.

Technology
  • AJAX architecture
  • Efficient server communication
  • Styling of visualization components with CSS
  • HTML5 web applications
  • ImageMap web applications
Documentation
  • HTML format with content tabs
  • Global search capability
  • Practical, in-depth tutorials
  • Design, development, and deployment guides
  • Detailed API references
Projects
  • Project-based design
  • Graphical application design
Process
  • Design
  • Preview
  • Deploy
Display
  • Customizable toolbars
  • Customizable context menus
Rendering
  • High-speed graphics
  • HTML5 canvas graphics
  • Image Map graphics
Views
  • Drawings
  • Maps
  • Charts
  • Timelines
  • Tables
  • Trees
  • Inspectors
  • Tab panels
  • Split panels
  • Model-driven views
  • Data-driven views
  • Rule-driven views
  • Synchronized views
Printing
  • Print setup
  • Print preview
  • Multi-page print
Interactive Environment
  • Tools and commands
  • Hit testing
  • Model-driven selection
  • Edit between model and view
  • Invokable view dialogs
Search
  • Configurable
  • Model driven
  • Result formatting
  • Result sorting
  • Pan and zoom to results
Viewing
  • Overview
  • Pan
  • Marquee zoom
  • Fit in canvas
  • Scroll and zoom controls
  • Automatic scroll
Editing
  • Model-based undo and redo
  • Add, delete, and move
Complexity Management
  • Drill down
  • Drill up
  • Expand
  • Collapse
  • Nest

 

System Requirements

Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Architecture
  • Intel-compatible
Java
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022

 

Server Environments

Perspectives .NET web applications can be deployed on these application servers:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0, 8.5, and 10.0

Client Environments

Perspectives supports these web browsers:

  • Apple Safari
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Opera

Desktop Applications

Features


Technology
  • lexible component architecture
  • WPF applications
  • Windows Forms applications
  • Localizable
  • Unified service design for layout and analysis
Documentation
  • HTML format with content tabs
  • Global search capability
  • Practical, in-depth tutorials
  • Design, development, and deployment guides
  • Detailed API references
Projects
  • Project-based design
  • Graphical application design
Process
  • Design
  • Preview
  • Deploy
Schema
  • User specified schema
  • Extract schema from Amazon Neptune databases
  • Extract schema from Apache TinkerPop databases
  • Extract schema from Cambridge Semantics AnzoGraph DB databases
  • Extract schema from JanusGraph databases
  • Extract schema from MarkLogic databases
  • Extract schema from Microsoft Cosmos Azure databases
  • Extract schema from Microsoft Excel data sources
  • Extract schema from Neo4j databases
  • Extract schema from OpenAPI RESTful endpoints
  • Extract schema from OrientDB databases
  • Extract schema from RDF data sources
  • Extract schema from SQL databases
  • Extract schema from structured text data sources
  • Expression defined schema attributes
Model
  • Validity check
  • Re-entrant model
  • Multi-threaded data model
  • Attributed data model
  • Model index
  • Event system
  • Attribute values can be computed from expressions using functions or other attributes
  • Attribute values can be synchronized with graphical element properties
Integrators
  • Access data in data sources
  • Supports federated data access
  • Update
  • Update progress bar
  • Update cancel
  • Commit
  • Load data from Amazon Neptune databases
  • Load data from Apache TinkerPop databases
  • Load data from Cambridge Semantics AnzoGraph DB databases
  • Load data from JanusGraph databases
  • Load data from JSON files
  • Load data from MarkLogic databases
  • Load data from Microsoft Cosmos Azure databases
  • Load data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
  • Load data from MongoDB databases
  • Load data from Neo4j databases
  • Load data from OrientDB
  • Load data from RDF files and URLs
  • Load data from RESTful web services
  • Load data from SPARQL endpoints
  • Load data from SQL databases
  • Load data from Stardog databases
  • Load data from text files
  • Load data from XML files
  • Load RDF data from Oracle Spatial and Graph
  • The XML integrator supports namespaces
  • Graphical RDF query designer
  • Update drawing state from a data source
  • Commit drawing state to a datasource
Views
  • Drawings
  • Tables
  • Trees
  • Inspectors
  • Model-driven views
  • Data-driven views
  • Rule-driven views
  • Synchronized views
Filters
  • Integrator filters
  • View filters
  • Data-driven filter creation
Drawings
  • Graph-based data model
  • Efficient iteration
  • Nodes with polygon shapes
  • Edges with routes
  • Nodes with connectors
  • Nested drawings
  • Attach properties to drawing elements
  • Event system
Graphics
  • Customizable UI types
  • Graphical UI Editor
  • Bitmap images
  • Data-driven graphics
  • Rule-driven graphics
  • Level-of-detail graphics
  • Scene-based graphics
  • Drawing backgrounds
  • Node borders, colors, images, and text
  • Edge line thickness, colors, and styles
  • Graphical edge crossing representation
  • Arrowhead styles
  • Connector graphics
  • Multi-line tooltips
  • Multi-line text fields
  • Web page linking
  • Configure context menus
  • Configure cursors
Display
  • Customizable toolbars
  • Customizable context menus
Rendering
  • High-speed display
  • Direct2D rendering
  • Minimum invalid region refresh
Printing and Exporting
  • Print preview
  • Multi-page print
  • Image export
Interactive Environment
  • Tools and commands
  • Hit testing
  • Model-driven selection
  • Edit between model and view
Search
  • Configurable
  • Model driven
  • Result formatting
  • Result sorting
  • Pan and zoom to results
Viewing
  • Overview
  • Pan
  • Marquee zoom
  • Interactive zoom
  • Fit in canvas
  • Automatic scroll
  • Link navigation
Editing
  • Model-based undo and redo
  • Add, delete, and move
Complexity Management
  • Drill down
  • Drill up
  • Expand
  • Collapse
  • Nest
Analysis
  • Cycle detection
  • Centrality measures
  • Clustering
  • Partitioning
  • Dependency analysis
  • Path finding
  • Impact analysis
  • Network flow
  • Root cause
  • Traversals
Layout
  • Bundle layout
  • Circular layout
  • Hierarchical layout
  • Orthogonal layout
  • Symmetric layout
  • Scalable layout
  • High-speed layout
  • Multi-threaded layout
  • Global layout
  • Incremental layout
  • Nested layout
  • Partial nested layout
  • Constraint-based layout
  • Labeling
  • Edge decorations
  • Swimlanes
  • Two-dimensional swimlanes
  • Routing
  • Drawing fitting
  • Layout progress bar support
  • Layout cancel support
  • Layout animation
Labeling
  • Automatic node, edge, connector, and decoration labeling
  • Global labeling
  • Incremental labeling
  • Overlap-free integrated labeling during orthogonal routing
  • Rotated labeling
  • Symmetric rotated labeling with edge-length control

System Requirements

Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Architecture
  • Intel-compatible
Java
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022

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