Optimization Goal

Property	Value
Identifier:	org.eclipse.elk.rectpacking.widthApproximation.optimizationGoal
Meta Data Provider:	options.RectPackingMetaDataProvider
Value Type:	org.eclipse.elk.alg.rectpacking.options.OptimizationGoal (Enum)
Possible Values:	ASPECT_RATIO_DRIVEN MAX_SCALE_DRIVEN AREA_DRIVEN
Default Value:	OptimizationGoal.MAX_SCALE_DRIVEN (as defined in org.eclipse.elk.rectpacking)
Applies To:	parents
Containing Group:	widthApproximation

Description

Optimization goal for approximation of the bounding box given by the first iteration. Determines whether layout is sorted by the maximum scaling, aspect ratio, or area. Depending on the strategy the aspect ratio might be nearly ignored.

Additional Documentation

The packing strategy specifies what is most important during approximation of the drawing width. During the approximation phase four different node positions are considered for a new node: Right of the last node, below the last node, right of the whole drawing, below the whole drawing. These possible positions are rated based on the strategy.

Strategy	Meaning
MAX_SCALE_DRIVEN	Filters possible placement options for scale measure, area, and aspect ratio in this order.
ASPECT_RATIO_DRIVEN	Filters possible placement options for aspect ratio, area, and aspect ratio in this order.
AREA_DRIVEN	Filters possible placement options for area, scale measure, and aspect ratio in this order.

Examples

For the same graph the initial drawing for the width approximation might influence the drawing a lot. With a aspect ratio of 2.5 the different strategies result in the following initial drawings:

Strategy	Drawing
MAX_SCALE_DRIVEN

ASPECT_RATIO_DRIVEN |

AREA_DRIVEN |