File

menu: Allows you to create a new graph, load an existing graph, save the current graph on the canvas to a GraphML* file, or export it as C++ source files.

The menu also keeps a list of recently used files for quick access. Print support is currently unavailable. The

Generate Image

option enables printing the graph displayed in the canvas as a PNG file.

Edit

menu: Allows you to edit the graph displayed on the canvas and supports common edit actions, such as

Cut

,

Copy

,

Paste

,

Delete

,

Group

,

Ungroup

, and

Preferences

. These actions support the common keyboard shortcuts.

Help

menu: Allows you to switch to the

What’s This?

mode, which provides help information for various GUI elements. In this mode, you can click any GUI element that has supporting help information to view more information about the element and what it helps you accomplish.

You can also get into the

What’s This?

mode using the keyboard shortcut Shift+F1.

Layout

menu: Allows you to visualize a graph on the canvas in different ways. Currently supported layout types are

Hierarchical

,

Radial

,

Force-Directed

,

New Hierarchical

, and

Circular

. For most graphs, the

Hierarchical Layout

is enough and is set as the default layout. If the

Hierarchical Layout

does not work properly for a graph model, you can use the

New Hierarchical Layout

.

If you cannot get a visually pleasing layout using the hierarchical layouts, use the

Radial

,

Circular

, or

Force-Directed

layout. The

Circular Layout

and

Force-Directed Layout

use the Boost* Graph library. The cost of running the

Force-Directed Layout

is high compared to other layouts, but it provides better graph layout visuals.

Analytics

menu: Allows you to choose an analytical algorithm from available plugins. This menu changes as new plugins are added.

These analytical algorithms are available for

Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks

flow graphs. More algorithms may be added in the future.