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titleForce-directed layout

You'll notice that while the diagram is being rendered, the nodes will move around, placing themselves. Its because the layout of the nodes and links is done using a force-directed layout, an algorithm using physics for positioning nodes in a graph in an aesthetically pleasing way, limiting node overlapping and links crossing.

Going further

To learn more about Pathfinder functionalities, read through the other documentation sections.  Among other things, you should take a look at keyboard shortcuts as they might help you enjoy using Pathfinder even more.