yFiles

yWorks provides the professional software manufacturer with state-of-the-art diagramming components.

The yFiles product family has it all:

● cutting-edge graph analysis
● unequaled automatic diagram layout
● extraordinary visualizationt
● rich APIs for extensive customization

Add high-quality diagramming to your own applications with the yFiles diagramming software components!

The yFiles software components cover a wide range of platforms and deployment scenarios: from web applications to cross-platform Java(FX) to the Microsoft .NET environment.

yFiles Features

1 Diagramming functionality

● out-of-the-box support for flat and nested diagram structures
● support for dynamic updates (e.g. for "drill-down" use cases)
● automatic arrangement of diagrams
● smooth change animations
● intuitive interaction

2 Unequaled automatic diagram layout

● extensive suite of automatic layout algorithms: Hierarchic, Orthogonal, Organic, Tree, Radial,
● and Circular layout styles to automatically yield clear and concise diagrams from your data
● routing algorithms optimize connection lines in existing diagrams
● support for automatic layout of nested diagram structure
● ample configuration possibilities suit even sophisticated layout demands

3 Intuitive interaction with diagrams in powerful UI controls

● easily create, edit, and handle diagrams with simple mouse, keyboard, and touch gestures
● built-in support for zooming and panning, undo/redo, clipboard functionality, image export, and printing
● overview and detail views
● expanding/collapsing of nested diagram structures
● "magnetic" guide lines for manual element alignment

4 Rich visual representation of diagrams

● unlimited visualization possibilities
● level-of-detail rendering techniques
● animation support out-of-the-box
● support for interactive representations

5 Developer Support

● extensive API documentation and Developer's Guide
● dozens of complete source code demos to see the features and their code-behind
● step-by-step tutorials to quickly learn the concepts
● comfortable IDE integration
● additional development tools

6 Safe Investment

● possible migration paths between yFiles products to cover new platforms
● similar APIs across different technologies
● no need to start from scratch when technologies change (and they do)