Hi,

Has anyone used NetDiagram to produce a mind map?
Is there any specific layout that is suitable?
I've attached a sample.
I realize there are products available that will do what I want, but given that I have NetDiagram, I'd like to use it if I can.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Jim

Hi Stoyan,

Been on vacation, so just getting around to responding.
Thanks for the tips; it seems to be what I was looking for.

However, as you can see from the attached screenshot, the nodes on the left side have their expand/collapse widgets on their right side.
How to I get them on the left side?

I am using DiagramItemCollection's as you suggested to render the left and right sides of the tree separately.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Jim

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.
Placing the expand/collapse button at the bottom of the nodes doesn't seem too bad.

I have a another question.
If you look at the screenshot that I provided earlier in this thread, you will notice that there is a big vertical gap between the activities named "Detect & Record" and "Classification & Initial Support" - even when both of these activities are collapsed.

It would appear that the entire diagram has been rendered in advance and that the expand/collapse buttons simply reveal what has been hidden.  These hidden nodes still occupy space on the diagram.

Is there any way to make the diagram dynamically redraw itself as the nodes are expanded and collapsed.

Without this capability the diagram may look awkward, especially with nodes collapsed.

Any suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks

Jim