Sigma Circular Chord Layout
40 entities laid out on a perfect circle (graphology-layout circular() function) with weighted relationship edges drawn as straight chords across the inside of the ring — the classic 'circle of relationships' visualisation seen in genome browsers, trade-flow diagrams, and music-c
Template details
- chart
- network
- graph
- sigma
- sigmajs
- webgl
- circular
- chord
- relationships
When to use this template
This visualization effectively highlights the strongest connections within a closed set of entities and reveals how different categories interact. Analysts use it to identify central connectors, discover dense interaction zones, and understand cross-category bridging relationships.
- Datasets with a fixed, moderate number of discrete entities (e.g., 20-100).
- Data representing pairwise relationships or interactions between entities.
- Relationships with a quantifiable, positive weight or strength.
- Entities that can be meaningfully grouped into a few distinct categories.
- Data where the primary question is 'who connects most strongly to whom?'.
- Static or slowly changing relationship data.