sfdp

TLDR

Layout graph

$ sfdp [input.dot] -o [output.png]

Output as SVG

$ sfdp -Tsvg [input.dot] -o [output.svg]

Large graph layout

$ sfdp -Goverlap=prism [input.dot] -o [output.png]

With custom parameters

$ sfdp -Gsize="10,10" [input.dot] -o [output.png]

SYNOPSIS

sfdp [-T format] [-o file] [-G options] input

sfdp layouts large graphs. It's scalable force-directed placement.
Designed for large graphs. Thousands of nodes.
Multilevel approach. Coarsening then refining.
Handles clusters well. Community structure.
Part of Graphviz suite. DOT format input.

PARAMETERS

-T FORMAT

Output format (png, svg, pdf).

-o FILE

Output file.

-G ATTR=VAL

Graph attribute.

-N ATTR=VAL

Node attribute.

-E ATTR=VAL

Edge attribute.

-Goverlap MODE

Overlap removal.

CAVEATS

Memory intensive. Large graphs slow. Part of Graphviz package.

HISTORY

sfdp is part of Graphviz, implementing a scalable force-directed placement algorithm for large graph layouts.