Creates a GraphViz dot file for the specified app names. You can pass multiple app names and they will all be combined into a single model. Output is usually directed to a dot file.

With the latest revisions it's also possible to specify an output file if pygraphviz is installed and render directly to an image or other supported filetype.

Example Usage

With django-command-extensions installed you can create a dot-file or an image by using the graph_models command. Like used in the following examples:

# Create a dot file
$ ./manage.py graph_models -a > my_project.dot

# Create a PNG image file called my_project_visualized.png with application grouping
$ ./manage.py graph_models -a -g -o my_project_visualized.png

# Create a dot file for only the 'foo' and 'bar' applications of your project
$ ./manage.py graph_models foo bar > my_project.dot

Example Rendered Graphics

The following graphs are from the PyCon-Tech project. PyCon-Tech is a conference management framework based on Django framework.

Pycon-Tech Project

Big-Image

Pycon-Tech Project Overview With Grouping

Big-Image