Packed layout

The Packed layout is useful for laying out chart items such that empty space is minimized on the chart. This layout can make your chart more compact to view and print.

A Packed layout can be used for charts that have many connected and unconnected entities. Other layouts often arrange chart items in a single row across the width of the chart. These layouts make wide charts that are difficult to see in a single view. When a Packed layout is applied, the items that have the most connected entities are grouped first on the left side of the chart. The remaining items are shown next to that group, in descending order of nodes, across and then down. Entities that are not connected to any other entity are shown in a row at the bottom of the chart

You can customize the behavior of a packed layout in the following ways:

• Specify the group separation value
• Animate the chart as the layout is applied