nx2ipe 0.0.7

Convert networkX graphs into Ipe drawings

networkX to Ipe

Convert networkX graphs into Ipe drawings.

1. Create a graph

You can style the different elements of your drawing by adding attributes to your networkX graph object.

X and Y attributes are required and used to fix the position of nodes in the graph. Additional attributes can be added but are not required. All properties of the drawing are customized in the settings.ini file.

import networkx as nx
from nx2ipe.nx2ipe import IpeConverter

G = nx.Graph()

G.add_node(0, Label='a', X='0', Y='50', Glyph = 'mark/cross(sx)')
G.add_node(1, Label='asdf', X='50', Y='100', Stroke = 'purple', Fill = 'yellow')
G.add_node(2, Label='v_1', X='50', Y='0', Size = '5.0')
G.add_node(3, Label='v_{12}', X='200', Y='50', Layer = 'layer1')

G.add_edge(0,1, Label='sas')
G.add_edge(0,2, Pen='fat', Stroke='green')
G.add_edge(1,3)
G.add_edge(2,3)

2. Draw the graph

converter = IpeConverter()
converter.createDrawing(G, 'undirected.xml')

It is also possible to add a path to a custom global settings file. Furthermore, a list of paths to style sheets can be added if you want to add references to custom style properties (e.g. colors, glyps). The basic Ipe style sheet is automatically loaded.

converter = IpeConverter(settings_path = 'path/to/costum/settings.ini', styles = ['mycolors.xml', 'myglyphs.xml'])

3. More examples

Different approaches exist to assign color to vertices and edges. Generally, one can assign the color names that are defined in the basic ipe style sheet. Furthermore, it is also possible to reference colors by their names in defined style sheets. Finally, it is possible to assign Hex colors which are automatically converted to a style sheet.

G = nx.DiGraph()

G.add_node(0, Label='v_{1}', X='0', Y='100', Color='green')
G.add_node(1, Label='v_{2}', X='100', Y='200')
G.add_node(2, Label='v_{3}', X='100', Y='0')
G.add_node(3, Label='v_{4}', X='200', Y='100', Color='#000000', Fill='#99FF00')

G.add_edge(0,1, Label = '5', Color='red')
G.add_edge(0,2, Label = '10', Color='#FF0099')
G.add_edge(1,3, Label = '20', Color='#F09')
G.add_edge(2,3, Label = '15')
G.add_edge(3,2, Label = '8')

converter.createDrawing(G, 'colored_graph.xml')

Directed graphs can be visualized by setting the _GRAPH_DIRECTED property to True.

G = nx.DiGraph()

G.add_node(0, Label='v_{1}', X='0', Y='100')
G.add_node(1, Label='v_{2}', X='100', Y='200')
G.add_node(2, Label='v_{3}', X='100', Y='0')
G.add_node(3, Label='v_{4}', X='200', Y='100')

G.add_edge(0,1, Label = '5')
G.add_edge(0,2, Label = '10')
G.add_edge(1,3, Label = '20')
G.add_edge(2,3, Label = '15')
G.add_edge(3,2, Label = '8')

converter._options._GRAPH_DIRECTED = True

converter.createDrawing(G, 'directed.xml')

There is also a draw style that uses arcs instead of straight lines to connect adjacent nodes.

converter._options._DRAWING_USE_ARCS = True
converter._options._DRAWING_UNBOUND = False

converter.createDrawing(G, 'directed_arcs.xml')

The graph can also be drawn on a specifically sized canvas. In this case 2 * A4. The graph is automatically scaled to fit while maintaining its aspect ratio.

converter._options._DRAWING_WIDTH = 2 * 596
converter._options._DRAWING_HEIGHT = 2 * 843
converter._options._DRAWING_MARGIN = 100

converter.createDrawing(G, 'directed_arcs_A3.xml')

It is also possible to snap nodes to the closest Ipe grid point when setting a grid size and the snap property.

converter._options._DRAWING_WIDTH = 596 / 2
converter._options._DRAWING_HEIGHT = 843 / 2
converter._options._DRAWING_GRID_SIZE = 56
converter._options._DRAWING_SNAP_TO_GRID = True

converter.createDrawing(G, 'snap_to_grid.xml')