What is it for?
Use this template to visualize connections.
Nodes represent data points and links represent the connections between them and help illuminate the relationships between a group.
There are two different styles of network graphs to choose from our starting points. Directional network graph, Network graph, and Network graph with images all create a "classic" network graph layout. You can choose between an "undirected" and a "directed" network graph. Undirected Network Diagrams only display the connections between entities. If you want to visualize the direction of the connections, you can opt for Directed network diagrams, which show if the connections are one-way or two-way through small arrows.
Have you ever wanted points to show evenly distributed in a network graph? You can achieve this with our second Radial network style. This new mode makes network graphs with many points much easier to digest and visually striking.
How to get started
There are two different sheets in the default network graph. You can switch between them by clicking on one or the other in the top left of your datasheet.
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- The first sheet is the "Links" sheet. This is the minimum data requirement: a two-column list of links. Each row in the list specifies the points (displayed as circles) at either end of a link (displayed as a line). You can optionally include a third column that is used to set the width of the link. This can be thought of as a visual indicator of the strength or weight of a link.
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source target value Aemon Grenn 5 Aemon Samwell 31 Aerys Jaime 18 Aerys Robert 6 Aerys Tyrion 5
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- While the "Links" sheet is sufficient to create a network diagram, a second “Points” sheet allows for further flexibility. Rather than letting Flourish determine all the points to add to the network based on those listed in the Links sheet, the rows in the Points sheet define the complete collection of points. This sheet can also be used to assign groups (encoded using colour) and sizes to the points. Here's an example of assigning groups in the "Points" sheet:
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id group Tyrion 1 Loras 1 Robert Arryn 1 Robert 1 Balon 1 - 3
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Initially, it is assumed that the network diagram is undirected. To set your network to be directional, you can select Show arrows on links in the Links settings under the advanced options.