We have released version 5.7 of FlowChart.NET. It adds the following new features and improvements:

Interactive node alignment
If AutoAlignNodes is enabled, the node currently being drawn or resized is aligned to another node so that a pair of their vertical or horizontal sides become collinear. To specify the maximal distance at which nodes are aligned, set the AutoAlignDistance property. The pair of aligned nodes is indicated visually by drawing an alignment guide using the pen assigned to AlignmentGuidePen.

Fractal tree layout
FractalLayout is a tree layout algorithm that places child nodes symmetrically around their parent node. Nodes at the lowest level are arranged directly in a circle around their parent. At the upper level, the already arranged nodes form branches that are arranged in a circle around the new parent node. The algorithm is recursively repeated till the highest level is reached. If nodes in the tree have uniform number of children, the end result has fractal-like appearance (subsets of the graph look like scaled-down copies of the whole graph):


You can choose which node should be displayed at the center of the topmost circle by setting the Root property. If it is not specified, the algorithm automatically selects a root that leads to more balanced distribution of nodes.

CompositeNode extensions
~ The NumericEditComponent class derives from EditComponent and allows entering only numerical values.
~ The SpinnerComponent allows entering numerical values in a text field or using up/down buttons to change the current value.
~ The SliderComponent allows choosing one or two values from a specified interval by dragging with the mouse.
~ ButtonComponent can raise Click events repeatedly while the mouse button is pressed if its Type property is set to Repeat.

Miscellaneous
~ Specify start and end nodes in LayeredLayout via the StartNode and EndNode properties.
~ Overridable CreateAddItemCmd, CreateRemoveItemCmd and CreateModifyItemCmd methods allow using custom commands to implement complex undo/redo operations.
~ The ActionRecording validation event is now also raised when adding child commands to the current composite command.
~ DiagramView can use scrollbars from third-party UI libraries by means of the IScrollBarProvider interface.
~ Self-loop links that connect TreeViewNode items are now routed around the node preserving their correct end points.
~ The GetLinksAt method returns all links located at the specified point.

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A trial version is available for download here: 
https://www.mindfusion.eu/FCNetDemo.zip

Enjoy!