# createNetworkLayoutEngine

Canonical: https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/library/api/createNetworkLayoutEngine
Language: en

@shumoku/core · 0.4.0 · function

# createNetworkLayoutEngine

[Source](https://github.com/konoe-akitoshi/shumoku/blob/main/libs/@shumoku/core/src/layout/unified-engine.ts#L37)

Create a LayoutEngine that uses the custom network layout + libavoid routing. Returns LayoutResult for backward compatibility with existing consumers.

```
createNetworkLayoutEngine(): LayoutEngine
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

## Returns

```
LayoutEngine
```

[`libs/@shumoku/core/src/layout/unified-engine.ts:37`](https://github.com/konoe-akitoshi/shumoku/blob/main/libs/@shumoku/core/src/layout/unified-engine.ts#L37)