Multi-Ani: A interface for animating multiple graph drawing algorithms
Mao Lin Huang · UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) · 2001
Multi-Ani is an interface written in Java that can be used for implementing and visualizing grnph-drawitlg algorithms with smooth transitions between layouts.Multi-Ani displays a sequence of drawings, DI.D2 •. __ U; of a graph, G = (V, E); each drawing D, is a key frame of the visualization that is calculated by a particular drawing algorithm Aj• The system uses the layout animation to produce a sequence of "inbetweening" screens between any two drawings.This gives the user a visual impression of how a layout algorithm works, and what the differences are between tlVO drawing algorithms by showing a sequence of smooth, continuous interpolations.It also preserves the mental map of the user after each transformation.