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Diagramming is a process used to create and edit diagrams. Software diagramming functions provide a user interface facility to create and edit diagrams graphically.

Diagramming is a process used to create and edit diagrams. Software diagramming functions provide a user interface facility to create and edit diagrams graphically. There are many types of diagrams (such as ER, trees, flow charts) and many diagramming languages (such as UML). Diagrams can also be free form, and not follow any particular type or language.

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Are there any good tutorials for creating Graphviz Diagrams on the mac?

I am pretty interested in Graphviz after I could not find any other useful diagramming tool for the mac. Are there any good tutorials for creating Graphviz Diagrams on the mac?
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(N x M) Diagramming Problem

I need an algorithm to (efficiently) solve a problem that has come up in some diagramming software that I am writing. I have two sets of nodes, N and M. Each node n0 in N has 0 to M connections to a unique (for n0) node in M. These sets of nodes…
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Dead simple flowcharting tool

I'm making quick and dirty flows of my software for non-technical users. I'd like something that can output to PNG or other graphic format and that they could easily get into and use to make updates and modifications. Something light...
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How to generate an editable diagram from SQL file?

I have SQL files with DDL statements (create table, create view, ...). I want to generate ERD from them that I can further refine in a diagram editor (Dia, yEd, Visio or the like). Tools that I found are usually working with a connection to a…
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MVVM-Pattern for a Diagraming Application with WPF - Convert enum to xxxViewModel

I'm trying to apply the MVVM design pattern to a diagramming application. In this application there are different items (for example a rectangle, a circle,...). I would like to save the item type as an enum in my model. In my modelview I made a…
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Intellij Idea Missing Diagram Context Menu

I am trying to generate UML class diagrams in Intellij Idea 15. Everywhere on the net, including Jetbrains' site indicates that I need to open the context menu on a package -> Diagram The problem is that I don't have the diagram context menu. I…
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Labview diagram creation API

I need to drive a testbench with labview. The test scenarios are written in a languages that can be automaticaly translated into labview diagrams. Is this an API that allow to create "labview diagrams" from another software ? or with labview itself…
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Is there a free (as in beer) Flow chart generator for COBOL Code?

I've never read COBOL in my life and have been tasked with rewriting the old COBOL code in a new language. Are there any free or free-to-try software packages out there that will generate a flow chart for a COBOL program? I've looked at "Visustin"…
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Process flow - Is a flow chart still the best way to diagram it?

I'd be interested to know what techniques people use to diagram initial process flow when in the initial design phases of a fairly complicated web application? To be clear I am talking about the route through a process from the users perspective,…
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is there anyway i can auto generate architecture diagrams from a table of data

i have a list of applications, services and databases in a text file. the list includes which applications are consumers of which services and which services use which databases. I would like to know if there is a tool that can take this data and…
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Free or open source Diagram component for C#?

Is there any Diagramming component that is freely available for a C# project? If possible one that allows you to click and edit the diagram nodes.
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What sort of diagramming method could I use to keep everything organized while tracing through this program?

Here is one of my self-study homework problems. I am supposed to write down the output of this program without actually running it. I understand all the syntax and the variable-passing here, (and I have the answers) but for some reason, tracing it…
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Scaling multiple objects relative to a bounding rectangle

I'm trying to figure out the algorithm for scaling multiple selected objects on a canvas (similar to Visio's behavior). Say for instance I have the following selected objects in my application: I then drag the lower-right handle of the bounding…
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Diagramming program to help in designing software?

I'm looking for a diagramming program that can help in designing software, right from the high-level requirements down to the low-level classes and functions. I've seen a lot of UML programs, but they don't let you design at multiple levels of…
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Can anyone recommend a concurrent, real-time diagramming/flowchart collaboration tool?

I'm looking to work with others to quickly build a rather large class flow diagram that may or may not be strict UML. Can anyone recommend a networked, concurrent collaboration tool for such a task? Price is not an issue, but the target system must…
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