This release introduces an option to rotate edge labels so that they run parallel to their associated edge segments. Layout is significantly faster, particularly with large data sets.
Further, this release improves product quality and performance, and updates the supported operating systems.
New
Layout
Added edge bend removal for better orthogonal drawings
Added ability to rotate edge labels
Introduced a new approach that reduces crossings in the orthogonal drawing style
Documentation
Added an option to improve documentation search speed by ignoring the API documentation
Improvements
Layout
Improved the performance of layout, labeling, and routing
Improved inside node connector and labeling placement in all layout styles
Improved node labeling to avoid possible overlaps
Improved node inside label positioning
Improved connector label placement
Improved movable connector positioning
Improved node packing to eliminate node overlaps after incremental layout
Improved disconnected node packing in the circular layout style
Improved hierarchical layout performance for nested drawings by as much as eighty-five percent
Improved nested hierarchical layout to have fewer crossings
Improved disconnected node placement in hierarchical layout
Improved node placement in hierarchical layout for nested drawings
Improved node packing in nested drawings with a hierarchical layout style
Five percent faster performance than prior version
Improved polyomino packing
Improved precise shape clipping
Improved drawing fitting with nested drawings
Improved edge distribution at node sides
Enhanced packing of connected components and disconnected nodes
Exposed fixed drawing option
Exposed embedded node option
Exposed embedded edge option
Circular layout
Enhanced rotation of disconnected components
Multi-edge spacing option
Hierarchical
Improved orthogonal edge routing to align horizontal and vertical edge segments
Faster performance with constraints and nesting
Enhanced integrated labeling with orthogonal routing
Integrated orthogonal routing across nesting levels
Polyline routing refinements
polyline routing bend-squaring option
Improved orthogonal edge routing to align horizontal and
vertical edge segments
Orthogonal
Twenty percent performance improvement
Refined integrated labeling
Integrated orthogonal routing across nesting levels
Directed multi-edge bundling refinements
Drawing bend elimination
Improved incremental layout results
Symmetric
Thirty-five percent performance improvement
Improved node placement in the presence of moveable connectors
Enhanced rotation of disconnected components
Multi-edge spacing option
Labeling
Reduced label overlap in dense drawings
Reduced label position ambiguity
Routing
Improved interdrawing edge routing to connectors
Improved labeling precision
Reduced label overlap in dense drawings
Reduced label position ambiguity
Respects edge thickness
Respects arrowhead width
Documentation
Dynamic content loading
Improved API documentation
System Requirements
Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
Dropped support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Added support for these operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Dropped support for Microsoft Windows Vista
Fixes
Drawings
Meta-edges may attach to connectors
Layout
Multi-edge spacing respected
Orthogonal layout respects connected component and disconnected node spacing options
Fixed node label overlaps
Fixed interdrawing edge label overlaps
Issues
None
Release 9.2.0
Date
June 3, 2011
Status
General
Overview
This release provides all of the documentation in HTML format, with global search capability. It also features improved access to hosted licensing and layout architecture optimization to accelerate layout speed.
New
Technology
Batch processing APIs for improved drawing creation performance
Support for 64-bit computers
Documentation
Search capability across all documentation
Layout
All Layout Styles
Enabled treating certain child drawings as fixed during nested drawing layout
Improvements
Installation
Improved installation program
Improved licensing setup
Licensing
Simplified access to hosted licensing through web proxy
Technology
Removed dependency on Microsoft Visual J# .NET
Documentation
Converted all documentation to HTML format
Nesting
Added option to preserve owner node position during nested drawing changes
Layout
All Layout Styles
Increased layout speed by twenty to sixty percent
Enhanced node and edge embedding during incremental layout
Enhanced moveable connector placement when multiple edges are attached
Circular Layout Style
Improved edge labeling with dense drawings
Enhanced clustering quality
Refined clustering options
Improved placement of movable connectors
Improved cluster spacing
Improved node spacing within clusters
Refined drawing fitting
Hierarchical Layout Style
Improved edge labeling with polyline and orthogonal routing
Orthogonal Layout Style
Refined labeling
Enhanced group constraint quality
Symmetric Layout Style
Improved edge labeling with dense drawings
Enhanced handling of fixed point constraints
Improved placement of movable connectors
Refined drawing fitting
Routing
Reduced edge crossings
Significantly enhanced routing with connectors
Labeling
Increased quality
System Requirements
Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Dropped support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Fixes
Drawing manager meta-edge APIs return consistent results when meta-edges are not viewable
Drawing fitting is respected when arranging connected components in the orthogonal layout style
Layout calculates optimal expanded node size when fixed connector labels are present
Issues
None
Release 9.0.0
Date
December 15, 2008
Status
General
Overview
This release includes drawing fitting options that enable the drawing to more efficiently use the
target drawing area. New node grouping constraints keep specified drawing elements together
during a layout operation. Further, this release contains many additional layout, labeling, and
routing refinements.
New
Layout
Drawing Fitting optimizes use of the target drawing area
Open and closed group constraints
Documentation
Additional tutorials
Reference page of available resources
Improvements
Layout
Reduced number of edge crossings for inter-drawing edges when laying out nested drawings
Refined options for minimum and maximum number of clusters for disconnected drawings with more than one component in the circular layout style