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Link Network Graph

Link Network Graph

Cleanup ⚡ tab → Project Analysis group

Link Network Graph draws an interactive map of how everything in your Flare project connects: which topics link to which, where snippets are used (including snippets inside snippets), which images are referenced where, and which external sites you link out to.

Everything runs locally — the graph is generated on your machine and opened in your default browser as a single self-contained HTML file. No data leaves your computer.

To open the graph​

  1. Open a Flare project.
  2. Go to the Cleanup ⚡ tab.
  3. In the Project Analysis group, click Link Network Graph.

A progress dialog shows the scan stages; when it finishes, the graph opens in your browser.

Reading the graph​

  • Color shows what a node is: blue = topic, green = snippet, yellow = image, purple = external link. The legend in the panel shows the counts — click a legend row to hide or show that kind of node.
  • Size shows how often a file is linked to — big nodes are your hubs.
  • A red ring marks an orphan topic: no TOC entry and no inbound link from any other topic. These are unreachable in your output.
  • Build-output folders (Output, Backup, FileSync, Analyzer, Temporary) are never scanned.

Working with the graph​

  • Pan by dragging the background, zoom with the mouse wheel, and drag nodes to rearrange a cluster.
  • Hover a node for its full path, kind, and inbound-link count.
  • Search in the panel to light up matching files and dim everything else — great for answering "what links to this topic?" at a glance.
  • Labels appear automatically when you zoom in, or on search matches.

Large projects​

On very large projects (more than 2,000 connected files) the graph keeps the most-connected nodes and shows a note with the full totals, so the layout stays readable and responsive.

Tips​

  • Run it before restructuring — the clusters show you which topics naturally belong together.
  • Orphans with a red ring plus zero-size nodes are prime cleanup candidates; cross-check with Flare Diagnosis for the full orphan and unused-file lists.
  • The saved HTML file (in your temp folder) is fully standalone — attach it to a ticket or share it with your team.

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