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by cgb_ 1056 days ago
Hey, what style of diagram are you using for this? Deployment diagram? Do you have link to an example?
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Layout hints in legacy activity diagrams, from memory:

https://crashedmind.github.io/PlantUMLHitchhikersGuide/layou...

Can take compass coordinates from memory, in shorthand.

In Python, I pull a network topology from an API, then convert it to PlantUML, then edit a few arrows/lines so to point the right way, the entire topology adjusts accordingly, and generally I arrive at a useable diagram very quickly.

Way quicker than Visio, and nothing else seems to be able to do this (e.g. graphviz doesn't allow this).