# Automatic layout

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Feature of some graph drawing tools

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**Automatic layout** is an option in [graph drawing](/source/Graph_drawing) toolkits that allow to lay out the [Graph](/source/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)) according to specific rules,[1] such as:

- reducing the length of the arcs between the Graph [vertices](/source/Vertex_(graph_theory))

- reduce the number of edges crossing (to improve the graph readability)

## See also

- [Methods in graph drawing](/source/Graph_drawing#Layout_methods)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gra22_1-0)** ["Layout Engines"](https://graphviz.org/docs/layouts/). *Graphviz*. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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