The FlowChartX control

• Redistribution is royalty free
• A native 64-bit version available
• Is digitally signed
• Is written in C++ using ATL and WTL
• Can be purchased with source code

User interaction

• Several user interaction modes
• Scrolling and zooming
• Additional Overview control
• Automatic scrolling while dragging objects with the mouse
• Alignment to grid
• Node alignment guides
• Multiple selection
• Tool-tips
• Docking points can be defined for nodes
• Undo / redo ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Clipboard operations ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)

Programming

• Programmatic access to the diagram objects and selections
• Numerous properties for customizing appearance and behavior
• Numerous utility methods
• Rich event set

Store and retrieve diagrams into/from

• Files on disk
• OLE streams
• ASCII strings
• XML documents

Output

• To screen using the Windows GDI or GDI+
• Printing and print preview
• Integrate diagrams into VSVIEW reports
• Create metafile or bitmap images

Import and export

• Export images in BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG formats
• Export metafiles
• Import Visio 2003 VDX files ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Export Visio 2003 VDX files ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Export SVG files ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)

Diagram elements

• 87 predefined node shapes
• Shapes can be rotated
• Tables with unlimited number of rows and columns
• Table cells can span several rows and columns
• Arrows can comprise multiple segments
• Arrow segments can be straight lines or curves

Automatic layout

• Directional tree layout
• Radial tree layout
• Spring-Embedder graph layout
• Fractal tree layout ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Layered graph layout ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Grid graph layout ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Annealing graph layout ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Circular graph layout ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Decision flowchart layout ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)
• Route arrows to avoid crossing nodes ( a feature of FlowChartX Pro edition)

Appearance

• Nodes can display images and text
• Glass and Aero visual effects
• Various text alignment styles
• Text can be laid-out in polygonal areas
• Customizable fonts and colors
• Ability to define custom node shapes
• Custom painting of nodes
• Shadows
• User-assigned mouse cursors
• Z order
• Rich choice of pen and brush styles
• Transparent nodes
• Invisible nodes
• Anti aliasing and smoothing
• Semi transparency

Behavior

• Lock diagram elements
• Read-only mode supported
• Tables can be scrolled
• Expand / collapse object hierarchies
• In-place text editing
• Dynamic positioning of arrows relative to linked nodes

Structure

• Link nodes to nodes
• Link tables rows to table rows
• Link table rows to nodes
• Link nodes to tables
• Unconnected arrows

Hierarchical grouping

• Attaching objects (nodes/tables) to other objects
• Attaching objects to arrow control points
• Attaching objects to arrow segments