Hi, I am evaluating FlowChartX Pro (c++) to create control flow diagrams. A small issue is when i create a chart and perform a tree layout followed by routing all arrows. After the arrows are routed, the destination end of the arrow is placed too far into the triangle and looks poorly (see left of the image below). If a call ArrangeDiagram() a second time, the arrows appear much nicer (the right side of the image below), however I do not want the performance hit of doing this (i am generating very large charts)



The code to create the left side image is as follows... anybody know what I am doing wrong? thanks!!

FlowChart1->UndoDepth         = 0;

FlowChart1->AutoSizeDoc       = true;

FlowChart1->AutoScroll        = true;

FlowChart1->AllowMultiSel     = false;

FlowChart1->ShowShadows       = false;

FlowChart1->KbdActive         = false;

FlowChart1->SelectAfterCreate = false;

FlowChart1->ArrowEndsMovable  = false;

FlowChart1->ArrowSelStyle     = Flowchartlib_tlb::ESelStyle::sstCustom;

FlowChart1->ArrowHead         = Flowchartlib_tlb::EArrowHead::ahTriangle;

FlowChart1->ArrowStyle        = Flowchartlib_tlb::EArrowStyle::asPerpendicular;

FlowChart1->PrpArrowStartOrnt = Flowchartlib_tlb::EPrpStartOrientation::soVertical;

FlowChart1->ArrowSegments     = 3;

FlowChart1->ArrowCrossings    = Flowchartlib_tlb::EArrowCrossings::acArcs;

FlowChart1->FireMouseMove     = true;


FlowChart1->BoxSelStyle       = Flowchartlib_tlb::ESelStyle::sstInvisible;

FlowChart1->BoxStyle          = Flowchartlib_tlb::EBoxStyle::bsRect;

FlowChart1->Behavior          = Flowchartlib_tlb::EBehavior::bhDoNothing;


AnchorPattern1->AddAnchorPointF( 40, 100, false, true, Flowchartlib_tlb::EMarkStyle::msNone, 0x000000FF );

AnchorPattern1->AddAnchorPointF( 60, 100, false, true, Flowchartlib_tlb::EMarkStyle::msNone, 0x0000FF00 );

AnchorPattern1->AddAnchorPointF( 50, 100, false, true, Flowchartlib_tlb::EMarkStyle::msNone, 0x0000FF00 );

AnchorPattern1->AddAnchorPointF( 50,   0, true, false, Flowchartlib_tlb::EMarkStyle::msNone, 0x0000FF00 );

AnchorPattern1->PatternId = L"AP1";


FlowChart1->RoutingOptions->SetDefaultMode();

FlowChart1->RoutingOptions->Anchoring        = Flowchartlib_tlb::EAnchoring::ancKeep;

FlowChart1->RoutingOptions->EndOrientation   = Flowchartlib_tlb::EPrpStartOrientation::soVertical;

FlowChart1->RoutingOptions->StartOrientation = Flowchartlib_tlb::EPrpStartOrientation::soVertical;

FlowChart1->RoutingOptions->TriggerRerouting = Flowchartlib_tlb::ERerouteArrow::raWhenIntersectNode;


for( int i = 0;i<20;i++)

{


b_next = FlowChart1->CreateBox( 100, 30, 70, 100 );


b_next->set_AnchorPattern( AnchorPattern1->GetDefaultInterface() );


b_next->set_Text( L"A" );



if( b_prev )


{



Flowchartlib_tlb::IArrowItem * a = FlowChart1->CreateAnchoredArrow( b_prev, 0, b_next, 3 );



a->set_Color( 0x000000FF );



a->set_FillColor( 0x000000FF );




b_next = FlowChart1->CreateBox( 0, 0, 70, 100 );



b_next->set_AnchorPattern( AnchorPattern1->GetDefaultInterface() );



b_next->set_Text( L"B" );




a = FlowChart1->CreateAnchoredArrow( b_prev, 1, b_next, 3 );



a->set_Color( 0x0000FF00 );



a->set_FillColor( 0x0000FF00 );


}



b_prev = b_next;

}


TreeLayout1->Root = FlowChart1->ActiveBox;


TreeLayout1->type           = Flowchartlib_tlb::ETreeLayoutType::tltCentralized;

TreeLayout1->ArrowStyle     = Flowchartlib_tlb::ETreeLayoutArrows::tlaPerpendicular3;

TreeLayout1->Direction      = Flowchartlib_tlb::ETreeLayoutDirection::tldTopToBottom;

TreeLayout1->KeepRootPos    = true;

TreeLayout1->ArrowAnchoring = Flowchartlib_tlb::EAnchoring::ancKeep;

TreeLayout1->NodeSpacing    = 50;

TreeLayout1->LevelSpacing   = 50;


// layout boxes and arrows...

FlowChart1->ArrangeDiagram( TreeLayout1->GetDefaultInterface() );

FlowChart1->RouteAllArrows(); 

Hi, thanks for quick reply!

Yes TreeLayout.ArrowStyle is set to tlaPerpendicular3 which draws things correctly after ArrangeDiagram(), its subsequently after a call to RouteAllArrows() which changes the arrow disply to look odd.

I will experiment further with the RoutingOptions.

cheers!