top-down subgraphs, left-right inside subgraphs

Reproducing particular graph layouts usually can be achieved with: Invisible nodes and edges rank constraints Here’s how I reproduced your graph – or at least a part of it: digraph g { rankdir=”LR”; node[shape = circle, fontsize=14]; fontsize=18; labeljust=”l”; edge[style=invis, fontsize=12]; { rank=same; 0 [style = invis]; 01 [style = invis]; 02 [style=invis]; 0 -> … Read more

Graphviz: Putting a Caption on a Node In Addition to a Label

To place captions outside the node, you may use xlabel: digraph g { forcelabels=true; a [label=”Birth of George Washington”, xlabel=”See also: American Revolution”]; b [label=”Main label”, xlabel=”Additional caption”]; a-> b; } forcelabels=true makes sure no xlabel is omitted. A second option is to use HTML-like labels: digraph g { a[label=<Birth of George Washington<BR /> <FONT … Read more

Why is pydot unable to find GraphViz’s executables in Windows 8?

The problem is that the path to GraphViz was not found by the pydot module as shown in the traceback: ‘GraphViz\’s executables not found’ I solved this problem on my windows 7 machine by adding the GraphViz bin directory to my computer’s PATH. Then restarting my python IDE to use the updated path. Install GraphViz … Read more

Graphviz subgraph doesn’t get visualized

You’ll have to prefix the name of your subgraphs with cluster: subgraph clusterstep1 { and subgraph clusterstep2 { in order to get the style and label. From the graphiz documentation, section “Subgraphs and Clusters”: The third role for subgraphs directly involves how the graph will be laid out by certain layout engines. If the name … Read more