Flexible Architecture 　　

Essential Diagram is designed to be a high-performance, modular, easy-to-use and easy-to-customize engine.

Node Linking 　　

Essential Diagram comes with built-in shapes that let you link diagram nodes illustrating work flow.

Layout Management 　　

Essential Diagram provides a default layout implementation for all the common layout patterns. It also lets you easily customize the existing layout technique and implement brand new ones as well.

Custom Symbols 　　

Custom Symbols can be easily created using the Symbol Designer Utility. Such symbols can then be added to the symbol palette in a Diagram Builder application or simply be reused in diagrams you might create programmatically.

Scripting 　　

Essential Diagram is integrated with the Essential Scripting Library to support diagram creation with scriptable interactivity. The scripting feature lets end-users define behaviors for diagram entities at run-time using one of the supported scripting languages.

Graphical Objects 　　

Essential Diagram provides you all the basic shapes to let you come up with symbols which reflect your business needs.

Appearance 　　

There are plenty of options to customize the appearance of different portions of a diagram. These options let you create professional-looking diagrams that can reflect the style patterns commonly used in your business domain.

Diagram Builder Mode 　　

Essential Diagram can be used to create a rich Visio-like Diagram Builder application. This framework provides many utility controls to help you put such an application together very easily.

Wizard 　　

Essential Diagram comes with advanced user-interface features to provide end-users with a rich visualization experience.The wizard features highlighted in this section include Wizard.

Client Side Functionalities 　　

Essential Diagram provides support for client-side events and methods that allows access to different nodes drawn in diagram control.