Controlling shape of group node

[Barry Demchak]

Hi, all –

 

I’m drawing a network that has a few hub-like subgraphs.

 

I’d like to draw the subgraphs as a cloud containing the subgraph nodes, and I’d like nodes external to the cloud to have edges drawn only to the cloud boundary.

 

I can see how to get the group node drawn as a rectangle. But that’s not a cloud.

 

If I apply an image to the group, it occupies the node foreground, and so is on top of whatever nodes are in the group.

 

Here’s the graph as drawn … I’d like the grouping rectangle to be a cloud:

 

Here’s what happens if I add a shape … it overlays my nodes and I can’t shake the grouping node border:

 

Is there any way to have the grouping node be an image (of a cloud) and have the grouped nodes float on top of it?

 

Thanks!

 

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[Scooter Morris]

Hi Barry,
    You can change the shape of a compound node using the Shape (Compound Node) property.  However, we don't currently support custom shapes, so you are limited to shapes that are provided by Cytoscape.

-- scooter

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