How to specify nodes' positions in visNetwork package in R

Question

I would like to fix the positions of the nodes at (1,0), (0,1), (-1,0), (0,-1) and (0,0). However, it does not not work and my Java knowledge is zero (it seems, that here is

Answer 1

You could do

coords <- matrix(ncol=2, byrow=T, data=c(
  1,0,
  0,1,
  -1,0,
  0,-1,
  0,0))
opts <- . %>% visOptions(highlightNearest = TRUE) %>%
  visInteraction(navigationButtons = TRUE, dragNodes = FALSE, 
                 dragView = FALSE, zoomView = FALSE) %>%
  visEdges(arrows = 'from') 

visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
  visIgraphLayout(layout = "layout.norm", layoutMatrix = coords) %>% 
  opts

or

nodes$x <- c(1, 0, -1, 0, 0)*100
nodes$y <- c(0, 1, 0, -1, 0)*100
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>% 
  visNodes(fixed = TRUE) %>% 
  opts

Use coords[,2] <- coords[,2]*-1 to flip the vertical axis if necessary.