yEd Graph Editor as a Visio Alternative
The Graph Editor from the company yWorks is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can use it well for the creation of schemes and procedures. The program can be found in our Download area.
- The items you select from a Palette on the right side of the screen and place them at the desired location in the document. In the Palette also pictorial representations of technical devices and subject-specific elements, such as those used in UML diagrams in addition to the normal symbols for technical processes. Then you can monitor all kinds of values in a property window and adjust.
- Particularly simple is the creation of arrows and other Connections between the elements of the Hand. To do this, you drag a line from one Element to another. This connection is now stable and adjusts dynamically when you move the individual elements.
- A newly-designed function for the automatic Layout, you can save with the proposed structuring of your data, a lot of time.
Processes in yEd
Drawings in Google Docs
Slide as Alternative to Visio
Dia is a Open-Source project for Creating charts and is available for free. You can use the program in Windows, Mac and Linux. You can find the Software in our Download area.
- The main focus of Dia is on creating and working with charts. To do this, you will find many options: you can Choose from a extensive shape catalog the correct items and drag them onto the drawing area.
- A particular strength of the program is its precision. Due to the customizable Grid, as well as the automatic auxiliary lines, you can position the elements precisely and aligned to each other. By anchor points, the elements and each other in the relationship. A subsequent change in shape of the structure can be reached via the handle and Move the green dots around the shapes.
- By default, Dia saves its diagrams in a SLIDE show Format. Furthermore, the drawings can be also exported into high-resolution Form as an image file or PDF.
A diagram in Dia
As table-based charts in Google Docs to create can, we will show you in a further practical tip.
