With the model templates, using the one-of-a-kind MAXMaps tool to visualize connections and patterns in your data set is made even easier. During the research process, it is often the case that one focuses on a single part of the material: on a specific text, code, code overlap, or on a specific hypothesis or theoretical aspect addressed in a memo. The new models offer quick, accessible solutions for these situations, and they can be tweaked to fit your specific data set and research focus. MAXQDA uses your settings and data to create an appropriate diagram in MAXMaps. This map can be edited, added to, or rearranged as you see necessary. It produces results that you can literally see: the graphics quality is superb, and with using a vector format for export (like SVG or EMF), you can even print out your maps as large posters for presentations.

There are five different models:

1. One-Case Model – All relevant data attached to a document is illustrated in the map. This includes all appropriate memos, codes, and coded segments.
2. One-Code Model – This model is very similar to the One-Case Model, except that a code is the focus rather than a document. The coded segments and memos attached to the code are included in this model along with any memos that are linked to the code.
3. Code Theory Model – This model is especially helpful for the development of theory. It automatically displays all memos (with their ideas and hypotheses) attached to a specific code.
4. Code Co-Occurence Model – This model illustrates the associations and intersections between selected codes. One or more codes are selected and dragged onto the MAXMaps window. All codes that intersect with any of these selected codes are then automatically inserted with an arrow connecting them to the code with which they intersect. The width of this arrow is dependent on the number of intersections. The model can be made more complex by including the subcodes in the visualization.
5. Code-Subcode-Segment Model – This is the most complex of the five models. The subcodes, connected memos, and the coded segments for all selected codes are illustrated in a single model.

The models make it possible to explore the data in a unique way. All elements of the map are directly synchronized with the MAXQDA project, which means you can see the content of memos and coded segments by simply moving your mouse over the appropriate icons. By double-clicking, you’ll be taken directly to the appropriate part of the document. All model templates can be accessed in MAXMaps by clicking the New button.