We are excited to announce the Perspectives 11.0 release! Released on June 28, 2023, this release includes several features that make it easier to use and deploy Perspectives applications.
Prepare to be amazed!
The new query builder makes it simple for non-technical end users of your Perspectives application to interact with graph database data without the need to know the Gremlin or Cypher database query languages.
You can invoke the query builder from either a toolbar button or context-menu item, and it will automatically create Gremlin or Cypher queries based on user input.
Users of your Perspectives-built application will be able to:
When opening the Query Builder dialog, it is pre-populated with the last configuration so users have quick access to often-repeated queries.
Query graph databases without the need to know Gremlin or Cypher.
The new magnification tool allows users to interactively see more details in their graph visualizations. This tool can be accessed through the magnifier toolbar item or used as part of the Select tool in drawing and map views. And, while working through the Select tool, users can also select nodes and edges.
The magnification factor and size of the magnifier can be configured specifically for your application.
Building upon the View Layout and Generate Web Application Code features released in Perspectives 10.2, release 11.0 now makes it easier to deploy Perspectives applications to Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform environments. With the enhanced Generate Web Application Code feature, you can now take advantage of automatically generated scripts and readme files to speed deployment to these environments.
The enhanced readme files walk you through how to:
With 11.0, it's faster than ever to create scalable graph visualization and analysis applications.
Deploy scalable graph visualization and analysis applications to Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform environments faster than ever.
Our graph layout is the best, but it's even better with these improvements:
Improved hierarchical layout reduces crossings in visualizations with nested drawings.
An example Perspectives application showing logistics for package distribution with sorting of disconnected nodes into a grid structure.
Perspectives 11.0 has more features than we can cover in a single blog, but here is a peek at more features included in this release:
Improved memory management when signing off a Perspectives application built with Spring Boot
See the Release Notes for more details.
Existing users can check their e-mail and use the provided link to access our Download Products page. After signing in, follow the prompts to download the latest version. You can find additional information in the Upgrading section of the documentation.
New users can request a free trial. You’ll receive our software, complete product documentation, and free support.
We hope you enjoy the release! Reach out to us with any questions or feedback—we’re always happy to hear from you.
Janet Six, Ph.D. is Senior Product Manager at Tom Sawyer Software, where she works with business, technical, and design teams to help create effective data visualization and analysis solutions within technical, time, and financial constraints. She has been in the graph field for almost 30 years. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Discrete Algorithms, Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, and the Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. The proceedings of conferences on Graph Drawing, IEEE Information Visualization, and Algorithm Engineering and Experiments have also included the results of her research. Her interests include graph visualization, analysis, and artificial intelligence.