@startuml
rectangle "System Architecture" as map {
rectangle "Problem" as problem {
rectangle "Quantity" as quantity {
}
}
rectangle "Soluation" as solution {
rectangle "Flow 1" as flow_1 {
}
rectangle "Flow 2" as flow_2 {
}
flow_1 -down[hidden]-> flow_2
rectangle "Flow 3" as flow_3 {
}
flow_2 -down[hidden]-> flow_3
rectangle "Flow ..." as flow_ {
}
flow_3 -down[hidden]-> flow_
rectangle "Flow N" as flow_n {
}
flow_ -down[hidden]-> flow_n
}
problem -right[hidden]- flow_3
}
@enduml
I want problem laying left of solution, so I think problem -right-> solution can make it, but it turns out neither -left- nor -right- can make any change, problem lays right anyway, what should I do?
SO tells me there mostly code out there, so here I am forced to make some bullshit, I think layout control of PlantUML is horrible, no one knows what is the result during development, OK, here it is
When I defined the rectangles in the other order and adjusted the arrow between problem and flow_3 it looks OK to me.
@startuml
rectangle "System Architecture" as map {
rectangle "Soluation" as solution {
rectangle "Flow 1" as flow_1 {
}
rectangle "Flow 2" as flow_2 {
}
flow_1 -down[hidden]-> flow_2
rectangle "Flow 3" as flow_3 {
}
flow_2 -down[hidden]-> flow_3
rectangle "Flow ..." as flow_ {
}
flow_3 -down[hidden]-> flow_
rectangle "Flow N" as flow_n {
}
flow_ -down[hidden]-> flow_n
}
rectangle "Problem" as problem {
rectangle "Quantity" as quantity {
}
}
problem -[hidden]> flow_3
}
@enduml
Result in the plantuml web service: http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/VP71JWCX48RlFCMazzsaoztKYqUZyMYCmOAM18OAGvh6xBkBYCkQmCvfXdp_nmGEWOIdQ0tpwaW2Fuo2tTCraB9mwuydJUauUhK34S2ACtmn1gdMj3DHa7QOcP2cdo61K6h5tXbtWNq6trFxka_OmitTn5GJKpjHR8Dq5tm-QIaLlWmt9TBrykhb6zwfxULTxpYErRmXvcrnrtjVhRYXRLkHiSgkp0_UlHbbi_hysxS_xp4A94tNJ7wMuVyQzOP5DVpjiRpQp0uAPRJc6m00
Maybe a source of some ideas: