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A Walk on the Wild Side: a Shape-First Methodology for Orthogonal Drawings
Giordano Andreola, Susanna Caroppo, Giuseppe Di Battista, Fabrizio Grosso, Maurizio Patrignani, Allegra Strippoli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19416

A Walk on the Wild Side: a Shape-First Methodology for Orthogonal Drawings
Several algorithms for the construction of orthogonal drawings of graphs, including those based on the Topology-Shape-Metrics (TSM) paradigm, tend to prioritize the minimization of crossings. This emphasis has two notable side effects: some edges are drawn with unnecessarily long sequences of segments and bends, and the overall drawing area may become excessively large. As a result, the produced drawings often lack geometric uniformity. Moreover, orthogonal crossings are known to have a limited…