OT: Block diagramming tools?

[Jay]

Ok,

This is slightly off-topic but what do people in here use to create
their digital logic block diagrams?

I am hopefully looking for something that runs on Win2000, but I'd
consider Linux/FreeBSD alternatives.

Currently I am using "SmartDraw" (www.smartdraw.com) but I find my block
digrams look messy and it's not easy to "rubber band" things like clock
signals. I sometimes like to place text in a block (i.e. "Counter") but
also like to leave room for connections like a clock triangle (&gt and
text for EN(able) but when I'm finished the results aren't appealing.

I've also used Edge Diagrammer (from Pacesoft) and found it was "weird"
in many respects.

Both Edge and SmartDraw are annoying in one particular aspect; if a line
is "attached" to an object, when the object is moved, instead of using
right-angles to re-draw the lines, the connecting line is put at an
angle.

I know a lot of people in general use Visio, what is considered the
best, most lean version of Visio? I loathe Office and especially
anything beyond Office '97.

I'm also interested to hear if anyone uses Kivo/Kivo MP.

Thanks!
Jay.

 

[Mike Treseler]

Jay wrote:

This is slightly off-topic but what do people in here use to create
their digital logic block diagrams?

related thread:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=does_it_work_yet

-- Mike Treseler