I have constructed a regular "grid" that places nodes at evenly-spaced points across the grid. Then, by randomizing the linkDistance, I'm able to "stir up" the grid so it's less regular.
I'd like to "pin" all the edge points such that they don't move - leaving only the inner points to be affected by the force layout.
My insight was that since this is a regular quad grid, any points with a weight less than 4 would be an "edge" point, and thus should be pinned.
I figure that weight is only calculated after the nodes and links have been added to the force layout, so I'm forEach
ing through the nodes
array, after adding it to the force layout, and conditionally setting the fixed
property based on weight.
Then, I'm reapplying the nodes
property and start
ing the simulation.
No good. In the example I'm attaching ALL the points move.
force = d3.layout.force()
.size( [w, h ] )
.nodes( nodes )
.links( links )
.linkDistance( function( d ){ return Math.random() * GRID_SPACING; } )
.linkStrength( 1 )
.charge( 0 )
.gravity( 0 )
.friction( .5 )
.on( "tick", function() {
d3links.attr("x1", function(d) { return d.source.x; })
.attr("y1", function(d) { return d.source.y; })
.attr("x2", function(d) { return d.target.x; })
.attr("y2", function(d) { return d.target.y; });
d3nodes.attr("cx", function(d) { return d.x; })
.attr("cy", function(d) { return d.y; });
} );
// "Pin" all the edge nodes.
nodes.forEach( function( node ){
if ( node.weight < 4 ){
node.fixed = true;
}
} );
force.nodes( nodes ).start();