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Constraints and Alignment ​

The current website does not expose a CAD-style constraint menu or constraint-management panel. Instructions to select two lines and apply Parallel, Equal, Fixed Length, or Fixed Point constraints do not describe the available website controls.

Arrange a readable diagram ​

You can make a diagram precise and easy to follow with the existing canvas tools:

  1. Place related components near one another.
  2. Use similar sizes for objects that play the same role.
  3. Keep the main reading direction consistent.
  4. Adjust positions and handles to improve spacing.
  5. Use arrows to express relationships and text to explain them.

These are editing choices rather than persistent geometric rules. Review the arrangement after moving objects.

Use the grid ​

In the website's Settings, Show and Snap to Grid controls grid visibility and snapping together. It is a view preference on this device. See Customization.

Start from TextGraph ​

If describing the structure in text is easier, create it in the TextGraph playground, then choose Import TextGraph on the diagrams website. The import creates editable objects in a new diagram. Canvas refinements do not rewrite the source.

For an example, follow the software architecture tutorial.