# Why does neato not support cluster?

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/why-does-neato-not-support-cluster/680>\
**Category:** Dev\
**Created:** [May 27, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/why-does-neato-not-support-cluster/680 "2021-05-27T07:27:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ooker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/ooker/32/385_2.png) [@Ooker](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/Ooker)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/why-does-neato-not-support-cluster/680/1 "2021-05-27T07:27:32Z")

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I have a graph that is best presented with neato. However it seems that neato doesn’t support cluster? Here is a test code and its graphic:

```
graph G {
    subgraph clusterA{
	1;
	2;
	3;
	}
	
}

```

[![enter image description here](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/original/1X/d1a290eb201f879ed86aaef69de6cb59329eaf47.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/K3m2X.png)

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**Author:** ![scnorth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/scnorth/32/89_2.png) [@scnorth](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/scnorth)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/why-does-neato-not-support-cluster/680/2 "2021-05-27T11:02:06Z")

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That’s true. We should generate a warning.

fdp has clusters and makes similar layouts but with different algorithms. (“I’m a researcher not a product manager!”)

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**Author:** ![smattr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/smattr/32/85_2.png) [@smattr](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/smattr)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/why-does-neato-not-support-cluster/680/3 "2021-05-27T15:30:54Z")

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> Ported Issue from Mantis Original ID: 475 Reported By: Dag Lem SEVERITY: MINOR Submitted: 2004-09-09 14:05:34 OS: X86-LINUX-2.4.26 (FEDORA CORE 1) VERSION:...