Features of FlowChartX ActiveX Control
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FlowChartX Features

With FlowChartX you can rest assured that most complicated diagrams can be drawn in minutes using the enormous variety of drawing features of the component. No problems when it comes to customization and layout either - there are numerous appearance and style options.

Below we have listed the most important FlowChartX features as well those, which are available in the professional edition only. Should you have any comments, do not hesitate to contact us.

Feature FlowChartX Standard Edition FlowChartX Professional Edition
The FlowChartX Control
Redistribution is royalty free
Is digitally signed
A native 64-bit version available
Is written in C++ using ATL and WTL
Can be purchased with source code
User Interaction    
Several user interaction modes
Scrolling and zooming
Automatic scrolling while dragging objects with the mouse
Additional Overview control
Alignment to grid
Multiple selection
Tool-tips
Docking points can be defined for nodes
Multilevel Undo/Redo support  
Clipboard support - Copy/Paste/Cut operations  
Scroll tables rows
OLE Drag & Drop support
Programming    
Programmatic access to the diagram objects and selections
Numerous properties for customizing appearance and behavior
Numerous utility methods
Rich event set
Store and Retrieve Diagrams into/from    
Files on disk
OLE streams
ASCII strings
XML documents
Output    
To screen using the Windows GDI or GDI+
Printing and print preview
Integrate diagrams into VSVIEW reports
Create metafile or bitmap images
Import and Export    
Export images in bmp, jpeg, gif, tiff, png formats
Export metafiles
Import Visio 2003 VDX files  
Export Visio 2003 VDX files  
Diagram Elements    
Host ActiveX controls in diagram nodes
Container nodes that can hold other nodes  
Plugins for shape libraries  
More than 87 predefined node shapes
BPMN (Business Process Management Notation) shapes
Tables with unlimited number of rows and columns
Arrows can comprise multiple segments
Arrow segments can be straight lines or curves
Interactive arrow segments addition and removal
Anchor points of an object where its incoming arrows would be placed
Behavior    
Tables can be scrolled
In-place text editing
Ability to set active object handles
Locking of chart objects
Objects grouping
Collapse/Expand of tree nodes in hierarchical structures like trees etc.
Path finding between objects
Ability to set selection handles behaviour
Read-only mode
Dynamic positioning of arrows relative to linked nodes
Automatic Layout    
Layered graph layout  
Spring-Embedder graph layout
Radial layout
Directional tree layout
Route arrows to avoid crossing nodes  
Appearance    
Different styles of the alignment grid
Different text alignment styles
Dynamic positioning of arrows relative to the attached boxes
Background image with plenty of alignment options - to an object's corner, tiled, stretched
Z-order
Nodes can display images and text
Customizable fonts and colors for every chart object
Different arrow styles
Rich choice of pen styles
Shadow offset of objects
User-designed box shapes
User-assigned mouse cursors
Custom-painted boxes
Shadow effect
Different styles for visual indication of a selected object
Diagram Structure    
Link nodes to nodes
Link tables rows to table rows
Link table rows to nodes
Link nodes to tables
Unconnected arrows
Hierarchical Grouping    
Attaching objects (nodes/tables) to other objects
Attaching objects to arrow control points
Attaching objects to arrow segments

You can test the capabilities of the component yourself if you download the free FlowChartX Standard or FlowChartX Professional demo version. MindFusion provides 12 months free technical support and upgrades with every license bought.

   
 
   
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