Render

The libSBML “render” extension implements support for the SBML Level 3 Graphical Rendering ("render") package. It can be used in SBML Level 3 Version 1 and Version 2 documents.

Introduction

The graphical depiction of a reaction network diagram should be described as graphical representations of species and reactions, and not as arbitrary drawing or graph. While it may seem unnecessary to invent a new language when an existing one like SVG could in principle be used to describe the layout of a reaction network, there are good reasons to have a language tailored specifically for the layout of SBML models. For example, most programs that will use this SBML extension are primarily programs dealing with biochemical models. Internally, they will have data structures for species and reactions, so it will also be natural for them to depict the reaction network in terms of species and reactions (and not in terms of, e.g., polygons or splines).

The Graphical Rendering ("render") package for SBML Level 3 is a companion to the Graphical Layout ("layout") package. Together, they provide a complete format for describing the layout of a diagram and the visual rendition of the entities within it.

Authors

The primary authors of the SBML Level 3 Render specification are Frank T. Bergmann, Sarah M. Keating, Ralph Gauges, Sven Sahle and Katja Wengler.

The specification for this SBML package

This API documentation for libSBML does not provide a complete explanation of the SBML Level 3 “render” package. If you are developing software that uses “render”, you are strongly urged to read the actual specification for the package. A link to the specification document current is provided below, along with a link to the page of known issues (if any). we apologise that our known issues pages are under reconstruction.

Specification for SBML Level 3 Render, current at the time of this libSBML release (5.20.5). Note: an Internet connection is required to access these documents.

Specification (in PDF format)	Known issues
Render package, Version 1 Release 1	Errata page

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Classes
class	ColorDefinition
class	DefaultValues
class	Ellipse
class	GlobalRenderInformation
class	GlobalStyle
class	GradientBase
class	GradientStop
class	GraphicalPrimitive1D
class	GraphicalPrimitive2D
class	Image
class	LinearGradient
class	LineEnding
class	ListOfColorDefinitions
class	ListOfCurveElements
class	ListOfDrawables
class	ListOfGlobalRenderInformation
class	ListOfGlobalStyles
class	ListOfGradientDefinitions
class	ListOfGradientStops
class	ListOfLineEndings
class	ListOfLocalRenderInformation
class	ListOfLocalStyles
class	LocalRenderInformation
class	LocalStyle
class	Polygon
class	RadialGradient
class	Rectangle
class	RelAbsVector
class	RenderCubicBezier
class	RenderCurve
class	RenderExtension
class	RenderGraphicalObjectPlugin
class	RenderGroup
class	RenderInformationBase
class	RenderLayoutPlugin
class	RenderListOfLayoutsPlugin
class	RenderPkgNamespaces
class	RenderPoint
class	RenderSBMLDocumentPlugin
class	RenderValidator
class	Style
class	Text
class	Transformation
class	Transformation2D

Detailed Description

The libSBML “render” extension implements support for the SBML Level 3 Graphical Rendering ("render") package. It can be used in SBML Level 3 Version 1 and Version 2 documents.

Introduction

The graphical depiction of a reaction network diagram should be described as graphical representations of species and reactions, and not as arbitrary drawing or graph. While it may seem unnecessary to invent a new language when an existing one like SVG could in principle be used to describe the layout of a reaction network, there are good reasons to have a language tailored specifically for the layout of SBML models. For example, most programs that will use this SBML extension are primarily programs dealing with biochemical models. Internally, they will have data structures for species and reactions, so it will also be natural for them to depict the reaction network in terms of species and reactions (and not in terms of, e.g., polygons or splines).

The Graphical Rendering ("render") package for SBML Level 3 is a companion to the Graphical Layout ("layout") package. Together, they provide a complete format for describing the layout of a diagram and the visual rendition of the entities within it.

Authors

The primary authors of the SBML Level 3 Render specification are Frank T. Bergmann, Sarah M. Keating, Ralph Gauges, Sven Sahle and Katja Wengler.

The specification for this SBML package

This API documentation for libSBML does not provide a complete explanation of the SBML Level 3 “render” package. If you are developing software that uses “render”, you are strongly urged to read the actual specification for the package. A link to the specification document current is provided below, along with a link to the page of known issues (if any). we apologise that our known issues pages are under reconstruction.

Specification for SBML Level 3 Render, current at the time of this libSBML release (5.20.5). Note: an Internet connection is required to access these documents.

Specification (in PDF format)	Known issues
Render package, Version 1 Release 1	Errata page