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Cluster Shapes

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How clusters and their contents are packed: Group Shape vs Shape.

Cluster shapes control the geometry of a custom cluster layout. FenSight uses two shape choices for grouped boards: Group Shape places the cluster blocks relative to each other, while Shape packs the items inside each cluster.

How to choose cluster shapes

Toolbar

Layout dropdown -> Custom Cluster Layout... -> Group Shape / Shape

Group Shape vs Shape

Custom Cluster Layout is a two-level layout. First, the selected clustering heuristic splits board items into buckets. Shape then lays out the items inside each bucket. Group Shape treats each finished bucket as a block and lays those blocks across the board.

  • Use Group Shape when you want to change the macro layout of the cluster blocks.
  • Use Shape when you want to change how the items pack inside each cluster.
  • The two selectors can use the same shape or different shapes; when both Group Shape and Shape are Grid, FenSight performs a true two-level grid instead of collapsing to a single-stage layout.

Shapes

The Group Shape and Shape selectors expose the same five labels. Each can be used for either cluster-block placement or item packing.

ShapeWhat it doesHow it works technically
Masonry RowsPro
Flows content into compact horizontal rows.Maps to the masonry-row packer, which uses compact packing with a row-biased target width and the active spacing value.
Masonry ColumnsPro
Flows content into compact vertical columns.Maps to the masonry-column packer, using the same compact packing engine with a column-biased target width and the active spacing value.
RadialPro
Places content around a center point for a radial cluster.Dispatches to the radial-tight layout path, placing the cluster items or cluster blocks around the target center.
Masonry Screen SpacePro
Uses row masonry shaped to the current screen or custom layout aspect.Technically maps to row masonry, but passes the current screen/custom aspect instead of the default 21:9 cluster target.
GridPro
Packs content into uniform grid cells.Uses uniform grid packing based on the largest item dimensions, spacing, and target aspect; Group Shape = Grid plus Shape = Grid creates a true two-level grid.

Spacing, order, vertical groups

Group Shape and Shape each have their own Spacing slider. Both sliders range from 0 to 5000, tick by 1, and display 8 by default, so you can independently separate clusters from each other and items inside each cluster.

  • Cluster Order controls the sorted bucket order with Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.
  • Vertical groups belongs to Group Shape. When enabled, cluster groups stack top-to-bottom instead of using the selected group shape's normal left-to-right board flow.
  • Shape spacing affects the internal item layout; Group Shape spacing affects the space between finished cluster blocks.

Connected guides

Follow these related pages when the workflow crosses into setup, search, organization, export, security, or another board-level system.

Custom Cluster LayoutCompose Group Shape + Shape + heuristic into a saved preset.Built-in LayoutsEvery one-click arrangement in the layout dropdown.Clustering DimensionsEvery heuristic FenSight can group by, and how each is computed.Pathing LayoutsRoute items into lanes by Path ID.Cluster Labels and BackgroundsReadable group headers and frame shapes.Rendering and PerformanceKeep thousand-item boards responsive.

Linked from

Built-in LayoutsClustering DimensionsCustom Cluster LayoutCluster Labels and Backgrounds