What it is
Arc Diagram lays nodes along a single axis and connects them with semi-circular arcs, with thickness encoding strength. It’s the cleanest way to show pairwise relationships when you don’t want a hairball.
What it does
Sorts nodes along a horizontal baseline, draws arcs above (and optionally below), scales nodes by degree, and supports source/target/single/gradient arc colors.
Why use it
When force-directed graphs become noise, arcs let people read every connection in order. Hover to highlight a node's full ego network.
Three ways teams use it
SaaS
User-to-feature adoption with thick arcs showing the heaviest users.
Supply chain
Co-shipment pairs surfaced for SKUs that travel together.
Research
Co-authorship graph for a journal issue.
Add it in 30 seconds
- Open your Data Studio report and click Add a chart → Community visualizations → Explore more.
- Paste the Viz Studio manifest URL or pick this chart from the Viz Studio gallery card.
- Bind the dimensions and metrics in the data panel. Done.
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