Griphus Software for Multi Panel Figure Composition and Experimentation with Emphasis on Taxonomy

Alexandre P. Aguiar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.07.736512

Quick Reference Guide

TIPS

  • Clear session button Clear session:
    • first click clears the canvas
    • second consecutive click clears the canvas and resets the session to default values
  • Buttons Numbers, Number location, Load style: Rows, Imgs per line: 04, and Legends OFF are multistate:
    • use left click to select the next state
    • buttons Load style: Rows and Imgs per line: 04 also accept right click to return

TO BUILD YOUR PLATE

  • Load images with Load or drag-and-drop
  • Group images or provide a formula
  • Click Build Plate
  • If a formula is absent, Build Plate interprets the likely intention from the figure distribution

BUILD MANUALLY

  • Group images on the canvas to show your intention
  • Example: overlap image 1 over 2, then place image 3 below to create (1,2)/3
  • Click Build Plate

USE PLATE FORMULA

  • Formulas are automatically inferred and shown when images are moved
  • They use figure numbers
    • to see figure numbers, click Numbers
  • Optionally, edit or write your formula in the command field
  • Example: (1,2)/3 or (1,2)/(3,4,5)
  • Click Build Plate

AUTOMATIC BUILD

  • Default: loads in Rows with a maximum of 4 images per row
  • Load style: Rows rebuilds by Row, Column, Proportional, or Instant layout
    • Proportional is only to inspect images' relative sizes
    • Instant applies an exclusive algorithm
  • Imgs per line: 04 changes the number of images per row/column
    • not applicable with Instant layout

SAVE SESSION

  • Save session saves all session images and parameters into a .gri file
  • Save Plate saves the rendered plate into the most recently used folder

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