Metrovis: An Octilinear Graph Layout Visualization Tool

is an extensible graph drawing package with Silverlight technology. This package is a web base tool to present the octilinear layout of a graph. It provides an application programming interface (API) on top of which Web-based applications that need to visualize any entities in terms of graphs. This layout has got many application such as representation of thesis map, designing the web pages. Metrovis, could be enhanced in any platform, and it's compatible by any algorithm. To illustrate its application, it has been performed with the real metro maps. presented. This application uses a new algorithm which is based on trigonometric relationships, with is compatible with the any kind of algorithm. It means that our application could be run by another algorithm too. The new method that has been applied in this application, is a simple and fast method which can produce a nice metro map. In comparison with other methods, it produce a satisfactoryresults. The advantages of Silverlight, has motivated us to use and exploit the features it provides, such as portability, graphical user interface and distributed computing features. Therefore, our tool has built on Silverlight technology that can be executed over the WWW via any web browser (as a plugin oriented technology); this provides the distribution of the application and enhances its availability.