Edge Router - Layout Features Tutorial [yFiles for HTML]

Edge Router - Basic Features

This demo shows common configuration options for the (polyline) EdgeRouter.

Basic distance settings like the minimum node-edge distance and the minimum edge-edge distance.
Scope: the orange edges are not routed by the algorithm, they are so-called fixed edges. All other edges are routed, thus, called affected edges.
Routing Style: the default style in this example is orthogonal, but the blue edges are routed using the octilinear style.
Grouping of edges: the pink edges are grouped at their target side.
Restricting ports via Port Candidates: at node '5' and node '7', ports are restricted to be on the left or right side (west/east). For other nodes the port sides are not restricted.
Grid routing. Edges are routed on a 10x10 grid.

To experiment with the settings, you can copy the code snippet to configure the router from GitHub

More features offered by the EdgeRouter algorithm are shown by the Layout Styles Demo.

The Developer's Guide provides more in-depth information about the available Polyline Edge Routing features.