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  1. 11-14-2007, 12:34 PM #1
    HRose
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    Recommend me a ... uhm. Diagram program

    I'm looking for an easy to use program to draw pretty and intricate diagrams.

    I'm not even sure they exist but they probably do. Not something like Powerpoint, just creation and visualization of diagrams with boxes, arrows and that sort of things...
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  2. 11-14-2007, 12:36 PM #2
    Athryn
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    If It still exists, Visio used to be the thing to get for that sort of thing.

    Edit, it does still exist, evidently Microsoft bought them.
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  3. 11-14-2007, 12:36 PM #3
    madkevin
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    Visio from Microsoft. Makes flowcharts, which was the word you were looking for.
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  4. 11-14-2007, 12:42 PM #4
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    Is it for a specific type of diagram? Visio blows for things like UML class and sequence diagrams, for example, in which case something like Enterprise Architect or Jude would be far better.
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  5. 11-14-2007, 12:46 PM #5
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    Thirded on Visio, great app. If you want something free, try dia or OpenOffice Draw.
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  6. 11-14-2007, 12:50 PM #6
    Qmanol
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    Visio is the big one, I've also seen an app called SmartDraw at some point, which seems to be a flowcharter/light CAD crossbreed.
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  7. 11-14-2007, 12:50 PM #7
    Lunch of Kong
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    No one has as much marketshare as Visio. You drag and drop primitives from a palette. They have TONS of palettes.
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  8. 11-14-2007, 05:02 PM #8
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    I've been using Adobe Illustrator for a long time. I've never used Viseo so no idea how it compares, but I find Illustrator easy to use for scientific illustration.
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  9. 11-14-2007, 05:18 PM #9
    Rimbo
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    OmniGraffle. It's like Visio, but pretty.


    (Mac only, though.)
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  10. 11-14-2007, 05:28 PM #10
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    Second on OmniGraffle. Reeeeeal easy to use.
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  11. 11-14-2007, 06:20 PM #11
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    Google's SketchUp might not be what you want, but it's fun to use.
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    XPav
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    Visio is good.

    Except for when it ate a weekends worth of UML diagrams.

    Fuck you Visio!
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  13. 11-14-2007, 08:54 PM #13
    KaoFloppy
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    If you want free, Oracle's JDeveloper can draw UML diagrams. Pick the class inheritance diagram for your boxes & arrows needs.
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  14. 11-14-2007, 08:59 PM #14
    XPav
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    I ended up going with a program that would reverse engineer my existing C++. Lots of UML programs out there for Java, not so much for C++.
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  15. 11-15-2007, 10:24 AM #15
    André Costa
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    Best thing i've found for UML and other OO design stuff was Borland's Together.

    Visio is nice too, pity that it doesn't come with the version of Office that i have :|
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  16. 11-15-2007, 01:28 PM #16
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    As long as we're recommending things that aren't what he wants...

    Quote Originally Posted by Tim Elhajj
    Porn might not be what you want, but it's fun to use.
    Fixed.
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