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Of several FOSS tools I regularly use for technical diagrams Inkscape has the best balance of olskool accurate features and modern "designy" type stuff. XFig is
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
Of several FOSS tools I regularly use for technical diagrams Inkscape
has the best balance of olskool accurate features and modern "designy"
type stuff. XFig is my old friend, and I love its inbuilt library of
1970's style clip art, icons, and technical symbols. But XFig feels
clunky now. Dia is a useful quick tool for drawing boxes and
sticks. But Inkscape has the overall balance right. Light enough to
draw a quick diagram, featured enough to design a book cover or
complex layered diagram. One feature I love is scanning/tracing
bitmaps to layered SVG objects that can be broken apart, simplified
and remixed. I noticed when using Openshot video editor under Linux
recently that it integrates seamlessly with Inkscape and Blender for
designing animated titles.