I'm using a Layered layout, and sometimes when I redraw my flowchart I get objects being drawn out of bounds of the flowchart. I've then got manually scroll to find them, and drag them back onto the chart. I think it may be linked to some of the lower tier objects having their IgnoreLayout property set to true, forcing the higher tier ones out of view.

How can I avoid them being drawn out of bounds in the first place?

Thanks

Hi Stoyo,

Thanks for the quick response.

The following is an example of my layout

1
2	3

If I lock the position of table 3 by setting IgnoreLayout to true, I sometimes get tables 1 and 2 disappearing off the top and left borders.

I am already calling FitDocToObjects.

I suspect that when this happens, it's because my objects aren't situated at the top and left of the flowchart, although they appear to be due to the FitDocToObjects. When I redraw, the non-locked ones disappear to the top left, while the locked one stays where it is, still visible. Does that sound feasible? And if so, what can I do about it?

Thanks again
Gerry

Ok, I'll try that thanks.

However, I've now got another issue. In the following snapshot...



...the TREATMENT table and the PAYMENT table both use the (Layered) layout, but the TREATMENT_CLAIM doesn't.

As the PAYMENT table is a child of TREATMENT_CLAIM, I was assuming that it would still be arranged below the TREATMENT_CLAIM table in the layout, but instead as can be seen in the image it repositioned itself in the first layer when I redrew the flowchart.

Is that correct, and is there anything I can do to get round it?

Btw, I'm currently running version 3.23 if that makes any difference

Thanks again
Gerry

Ok, not such good news

Is there any way I can lock the position of a node so it doesn't move following a call to Arrange, but still keep it within the Layout so other nodes recognise it?

Basically the problem I have is that I need to call Arrange whenever a user adds a Node, because of requirements I have with regards to expanding a single Node into multiple Nodes, and contracting multipe Nodes back into a single Node (rather like placing the nodes into a group, and then minimising the group). However, my users also want to be able to move nodes to a certain position on the flowchart, and lock them into place there.

Is there any way I can do both with the current version of the tool?

Many thanks
Gerry