Radial Force

This example shows how to create a custom “radial” force that places nodes in a circle with a configurable radius and center. The red nodes form a circle of approximate radius 100px, and the blue nodes approximately 200px.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<svg width="960" height="500" viewBox="-480 -250 960 500">
  <circle r="100" stroke="brown" stroke-opacity="0.5" fill="none"></circle>
  <circle r="200" stroke="steelblue" stroke-opacity="0.5" fill="none"></circle>
</svg>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-array.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-collection.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-dispatch.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-quadtree.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-selection.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-timer.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-force.v1.min.js"></script>
<script>

var nodes = [].concat(
  d3.range(80).map(function() { return {type: "a"}; }),
  d3.range(160).map(function() { return {type: "b"}; })
);

var node = d3.select("svg")
  .append("g")
  .selectAll("circle")
  .data(nodes)
  .enter().append("circle")
    .attr("r", 2.5)
    .attr("fill", function(d) { return d.type === "a" ? "brown" : "steelblue"; })

var simulation = d3.forceSimulation(nodes)
    .force("charge", d3.forceCollide().radius(5))
    .force("r", d3.forceRadial(function(d) { return d.type === "a" ? 100 : 200; }))
    .on("tick", ticked);

function ticked() {
  node
      .attr("cx", function(d) { return d.x; })
      .attr("cy", function(d) { return d.y; });
}

</script>

https://d3js.org/d3-array.v1.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3-collection.v1.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3-dispatch.v1.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3-quadtree.v1.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3-selection.v1.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3-timer.v1.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3-force.v1.min.js