Peacock layout

The Peacock layout is useful when you have many interlinked entities, because it groups the other entities that an entity is linked to.

A Peacock layout can be used to:

• Identify entities at the center of much activity in high volume data, for example telephone data or financial transactions.
• Discern in more detail the activity within groups of interconnected entities

The Peacock layout is more flexible than the Grouped layout and the patterns it produces vary depending on the nature of your data.

By using a Peacock layout, you can:

• Set the separation distance between entities
• Fix entities on the chart in their original location
• Animate the layout

A Peacock layout might not be appropriate for charts that contain:

• Many ordered or controlling items. These items are not moved.
• Mostly theme lines, for example timeline charts.
• Boxes enclosing other entities. The relationship between the box and the entities within it is lost.