Family tree layout with Dot/GraphViz

Question

I am trying to draw a family tree with Dot and GraphViz.

This is what I currently have:

# just graph set-up
digraph simpsons {
ratio = \"auto\"
minc         


        

Answer 1

Here is an other solution :

digraph simpsons {  
  subgraph Generation0 {
    rank = same
    Abraham [shape = box, color = blue]
    Mona [shape = box, color = pink]
    AbrahamAndMona [shape = point]
    Abraham -> AbrahamAndMona [dir = none]
    AbrahamAndMona -> Mona [dir = none]

    Clancy [shape = box, color = blue]
    Jackeline [shape = box, color = pink]
    ClancyAndJackeline [shape = point]
    Clancy -> ClancyAndJackeline [dir = none]
    ClancyAndJackeline -> Jackeline [dir = none]
  }

  subgraph Generation0Sons {
    rank = same
    AbrahamAndMonaSons [shape = point]
    HerbSon [shape = point]
    HomerSon [shape = point]
    HerbSon -> AbrahamAndMonaSons [dir = none]
    HomerSon -> AbrahamAndMonaSons [dir = none]

    MargeSon [shape = point]
    PattySon [shape = point]
    SelmaSon [shape = point]
    MargeSon -> PattySon [dir = none] 
    PattySon -> SelmaSon [dir = none] 
  }

  AbrahamAndMona -> AbrahamAndMonaSons [dir = none]
  ClancyAndJackeline -> PattySon [dir = none]

  subgraph Generation1 {
    rank  =  same
    Herb [shape = box, color = blue] 
    Homer [shape = box, color = blue] 
    Marge [shape = box, color = pink] 
    Patty [shape = box, color = pink] 
    Selma [shape = box, color = pink] 

    HomerAndMarge [shape = point]
    Homer -> HomerAndMarge [dir = none]
    Marge -> HomerAndMarge [dir = none]
  }

  HerbSon -> Herb [dir = none]
  HomerSon -> Homer [dir = none]
  MargeSon -> Marge [dir = none]
  PattySon -> Patty [dir = none]
  SelmaSon -> Selma [dir = none]

  subgraph Generation1Sons {
    rank  =  same
    BartSon [shape = point] 
    LisaSon [shape = point] 
    MaggieSon [shape = point] 

    BartSon -> LisaSon [dir = none]
    LisaSon -> MaggieSon [dir = none]
  }

  HomerAndMarge -> LisaSon [dir = none]

  subgraph Generation2 {
    rank  =  same
    Bart [shape = box, color = blue] 
    Lisa [shape = box, color = pink] 
    Maggie [shape = box, color = pink] 
    Ling [shape = box, color = blue] 
  }

  Selma -> Ling [dir = none]
  BartSon -> Bart [dir = none]
  LisaSon -> Lisa [dir = none]
  MaggieSon -> Maggie [dir = none]
}

And the result :