


(The edge can be seen as soon as the mouse cursor “leaves” the source node’s area.) If there are selected graph elements, then no node will be created but theĪn edge is created by a mouse drag gesture that starts on a node (the source node) and ends on a target node. The mouse click must occur at an empty place within the drawing canvas. Mouse button) within the active editor window if option Nodes contained in a group node can be connected to nodes outside the group node as well.Ī node can be created by dragging any of the sample node representationsįrom the Palette tool window into the active editorĪdditionally, it is possible to create a node by a simple mouse click (left So-called group nodes are special nodes that in turn can contain proper graph structures with nodes and edges. Visual elements that represent entities from arbitrary application areas are called nodes, lines that connect two nodes and thus define a relationship between them are called edges.Įdges can consist of multiple line segments that are connected to each other ending point to starting point these connection points are called bends.
