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Fillets:Cues for connections in Focus+Context views of graph-like diagrams
Tuomas J. LukkaM. NiemelaJanne V. Kujalasubject
Visual searchTheoretical computer scienceComputer scienceBooksOpenGLGraph LayoutGraph theoryInformation technologyComputer scienceMechanical engineeringSmoothing methodsRendering (computer graphics)Computer graphicsTree graphsGraph (abstract data type)HumansInformation systemsInkConnectorsSmoothingdescription
We apply fillets-smoothing of sharp angles at the joints-between the connections and nodes of graph-like diagrams. In situations where the graph layout is constrained, e.g. Focus+Context views or views where the coordinates of the nodes are informative, fillets can clarify the relationships considerably without altering the layout. A visual search experiment supports our hypothesis that with fillets it is considerably easier to perceive node-connection structures. We discuss algorithms with different tradeoffs for flexibility and performance for rendering these connections in a single pass using OpenGL.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-25 |