Incremental Mode

If the incremental mode is enabled, the layout respects the current coordinates of nodes and links, and it tries to create a layout with similar positions.

Depending on the incremental node movement mode, the layout may need to shift all nodes to optimize the space usage, but the shifting does not change the relative order of the nodes and links, so that the diagram after an incremental layout looks very similar to the previous diagram.

Incremental node movement mode

The incremental node movement mode can only be specified if the incremental mode is enabled. It can be specified globally for all nodes, or locally for individual nodes. In order to specify the node movement mode locally, first set the global node movement mode to "Mixed". Then, select a node rule in the "Style Rules" while holding the Ctrl-key. This node rule will appear selected additionally to the "GraphLayout" rule. Then, choose the local node movement mode for these nodes.