Configure fixed-layout static graph in d3.js

Question

I have a working code example (only the

Answer 1

First, increase the charge strength and reduce the link distance. Doing so places a greater emphasis on global structure rather than local connections. Also, if you increase the charge strength enough, the repulsive charge will push even directly-connected nodes farther apart, thus effectively increasing the link distance while giving better overall structure. (The downside of a stronger charge force is that graph initialization is more chaotic, but this shouldn’t be a problem for static layouts.)

Second, you may need to increase the number of iterations or add custom forces to get better results. Force layouts often work well on arbitrary graphs, but there’s no guarantee that they will produce an optimal (or even good) result. For any graph where you can make simplifying assumptions (for example, trees), there may be additional forces or constraints that you can apply to encourage the simulation to converge onto a better solution.