How to draw graphics as efficiently as possible in WPF

Question

I am creating a tool which relies heavily on graph-node trees. The current implementation is done in Java and I\'m porting it to a generic code-base on C#, so it can be used by

Answer 1

the DrawingVisual seems to be a valid choice:

The DrawingVisual is a lightweight drawing class that is used to render shapes, images, or text. This class is considered lightweight because it does not provide layout or event handling, which improves its performance. For this reason, drawings are ideal for backgrounds and clip art.

source: Using DrawingVisual Objects

so this seems to be absolutely what you ask, a Canvas SUPER lightweight.