Dia

: This article is about the diagram-creation software. For other meanings, see Dia (disambiguation).

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Dia is a general-purpose diagram creation software program, developed as part of the GNOME project. Dia was originally created by Alexander Larsson. Dia uses a Controlled Single Document Interface (CSDI) similar to the GIMP and Sodipodi.

Related Topics:
Diagram - Software program - GNOME - Single Document Interface - The GIMP - Sodipodi

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Dia is conceived in a modular way with several shape packages for different needs: flowchart, network diagrams, circuit diagrams, etc.

Related Topics:
Flowchart - Network - Circuit

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Dia is designed to serve a similar purpose to the commercial Windows program 'Visio'. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple circuits. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) to draw the shape.

Related Topics:
Windows - Visio - Entity relationship diagram - UML - Flowchart - XML - SVG

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Dia loads and saves diagrams to a custom XML format (gzipped by default, to save space).

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Dia can export diagrams to various formats including Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) or SVG, Drawing Interchange format (DXF), CGM, amongst others.

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Dia can print diagrams including very large diagrams that span multiple pages. Dia can be scripted using the Python programming language.

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