# Introduction

The *org.simantics.graph* feature provides a textual graph database source editing environment that integrates into the Eclipse IDE.

The feature adds a new project nature and builder for Java/Plug-in projects to support development of `.pgraph` *partial graph* source files. The environment will compile all partial graphs with in a project into a single *[Transferable Graph](TransferableGraph.md)* `/graph.tg`. Simantics applications will then be able to integrate this transferable graph into handled databases.

The environment also allows you to add the graph compilation nature to any project from the project's context menu *Configure/Add graph compilation*.

# Install

The graph development environment is distributed using an update site at [http://www.simantics.org/update/utils](http://www.simantics.org/update/utils).