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These look excellent. On the other hand, I still make an embarrassing amount of technical figures using powerpoint built in shapes.
by mNovak 4y ago
These look excellent.
On the other hand, I still make an embarrassing amount of technical figures using powerpoint built in shapes.
- bbkane 4y agoTry https://excalidraw.com/ https://excalidraw.com/ - it's SUPER NICE for these simple "shape" diagrams.
- mNovak 4y agoIt is a very nice looking tool, but I can't live without ellipse arcs. The bezier elbow lines always look so cheap to me.
- orlp 4y agoI wish there was something as polished and easy to use as excalidraw that wasn't as minimalistic in its features.
- quickthrower2 4y agoI like the minimalist featureset. I end up making the sketch, not shaving the yak. Yes a rectangle makes a perfectly good text input, and also a mobile phone screen. It's a versatile shape!
- amelius 4y agoQuestion: how do you add a label to an arrow (such that it stays on the arrow if you move it)?
- emi2k01 4y agoYou can select the label and the arrow and press control+G to create a group. You can also do the opposite, pin the arrow to the label so that if the label moves the arrow follows: double click the arrow to see the path points, select an end point and move it on top of the label until you see the bounding box of the label.
- amelius 4y agoI tried it but it only semi-worked. The label moves with the arrow, but if I move one side of the arrow (by moving the box it is attached to) the label does not move. (Note: I want the label on the arrow, not on its endpoints).
- bzxcvbn 4y agoIf it works, it works.
- amelius 4y agoUntil it doesn't and you have to redo your entire drawing in another tool ... It is always better to choose a tool where you're least likely to run into a dead-end street.
- bzxcvbn 4y agoIf you know in advance that you're not going to need a more powerful, more complicated/expensive/... tool, then it's okay and even recommended to use the "lesser" tool. If I need to screw in a few screws, am I better off buying a small screwdriver or a professional 18V screwdriver/drill combo with 24 add-ons? Who knows, it depends on my projects and my skills, but it's entirely possible that buying the $5 screwdriver is the appropriate thing to do.
- amelius 4y agoThat's a bad example because you can always switch to the powertool if needed without building your project from scratch.