Hi all,
We are evaluating the software and we need some advice in creating a container shape with the following requirements:
- create custom container shape (or shapenode?) having two custom properties Name and Description;
- the container shape should be a rectangle having the Name displayed over the top edge of the rectangle (so right on the edge, not above or bellow it);
- other custom shapes are placed inside of this container (we created some custom shapes) and it should be also possible to place those shapes over the edges of the container.
Is this possible with FlowChart.NET? How?
Thanks,
Cornel

Hi Stoyan,
Thanks for the quick answer.
Still, I’m not sure how to create what we need (please be patient with me ). In short, on a diagram we have three shape types, named T, A and O. The shapes T and A may only be placed inside (or on the edge of) O. T and A should also be children of O so that when O is moved, resized or deleted its children should also be moved, resized or deleted. For this reason I thought O should be a container node, but when I delete the O shape its children remain on the diagram; also I couldn’t place T or A on the edge of O.
I have a picture with a diagram we need to create. I’ll send it to you by mail. Please give some hints about how to create such diagram with FC.

Thanks in advance,
Cornel

Creating a T node and attaching it to the O:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	Shape tdef = new Shape(
		Shapes.Ellipse.Outline,
		Shapes.Decision.Outline,
		null,
		FillMode.Winding, "T");

	ShapeNode o = CreateONode(100, 40, 150, 80, "CA00: PIZZERIA");
	CreateTNode(85, 55, 30, 30, "T01", "completion").AttachTo(o, AttachToNode.TopLeft);
}

ShapeNode CreateTNode(float x, float y, float w, float h, string name, string labelText)
{
	ShapeNode t = diagram.Factory.CreateShapeNode(x, y, w, h, Shape.FromId("T"));
	t.Brush = new SolidBrush(Color.White);
	t.Pen = new Pen(Color.Red, 0.5f);
	t.Text = name;
	t.Font = new Font("Arial", 15f);

	ShapeNode label = diagram.Factory.CreateShapeNode(x, y + h, w, 10);
	label.AttachTo(t, AttachToNode.TopCenter);
	label.Text = labelText;
	label.TextFormat.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
	label.Transparent = true;
	label.Locked = true;

	return t;
}
 

Now if you move the O node, T follows it.