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MDS spacing

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Description

I am trying to use MDS / rectiliniear layout, but the spacing is very high:

// MDS
var settings = new Microsoft.Msagl.Layout.MDS.MdsLayoutSettings();
settings.EdgeRoutingSettings = new Microsoft.Msagl.Core.Routing.EdgeRoutingSettings();
switch (li)
{
    case 3:
        settings.EdgeRoutingSettings.EdgeRoutingMode = 
            Microsoft.Msagl.Core.Routing.EdgeRoutingMode.Spline;
        break;

    case 4:
        settings.EdgeRoutingSettings.EdgeRoutingMode =
            Microsoft.Msagl.Core.Routing.EdgeRoutingMode.Rectilinear;
        settings.RemoveOverlaps = true;
        settings.NodeSeparation = 1;
        settings.EdgeRoutingSettings.Padding = 0.1;
        settings.EdgeRoutingSettings.PolylinePadding = 0.1  ;

        break;
}
return settings;

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Research direction

Start with the MDS and rectilinear layout settings shown in the issue and reproduce the spacing using the provided C# snippet. Inspect how NodeSeparation, RemoveOverlaps, and edge-routing padding affect the result, then compare it with the attached image. Done means the excessive spacing is explained and the layout produces appropriately reduced spacing.

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Tech stack
csharp
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
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Activity status
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