The ability to add a child node coming from more than one parent node. (Multiple Parent Nodes)
I have a mup that I am making but I have come across a small issue. In my mup I need to show that two items coming together cause another. (So two parents nodes coming together cause the child.) I need the ability to show a child node coming from both parent node equally rather than connected to one fully and the other with and extra line.
use the concept mapping features in this case: https://www.mindmup.com/tutorials/concept_mapping.html
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curtis mcallister commented
concept mapping isn't quite what we're looking for here. there's no hierarchy with a concept map. and despite what the folks developing FreeMind would say, multiple parents is still a valid mind map. i mean, look at all the mind map software that's source controlled with git. and look at what git is capable of with octo-merges.
it's frustrating that no one in the last ten years has actually stopped to add something so basic to at least _one_ of the dozens of mind mapping applications out there. sure, it can cause problems with cyclic relationships and i'm sure it plays havoc traversal for alignment or different display modes, but man, even a barebones sandbox that could handle creating multiple parent nodes would be worthwhile.
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Jeff Pyles commented
The concept mapping features are functional for this, but it would also be useful to do this in the regular mind mapping. Many things in the real world have both structural hierarchy and recombination - the family trees of European royalty come to mind.
Is there some reason not to allow two nodes to both lead to a downstream node?