Engineers: What software can I use to draw flow charts?

[chuckywang]

I also need to include some text in there as well, and also support for subscripts, bold, and hats (the little rooftype shape on top of a letter).

 

[MKE]

Visio would probably work fine

 

[AMDZen]

Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Visio

I use Visio because its better but is only part of the Professional Office Suite. Powerpoint is included in all Office suites. If you don't have office at all, you might want to check and see if openoffice has a powerpoint equivilant.

 

[Maximus96]

my coworkers use visio too.

 

[wvtalbot]

Visio

 

[iamwiz82]

Visio

 

[Ameesh]

visio

 

[cerebusPu]

visio

 

[tranceport]

visio

 

[DarkKnight69]

Since everyone seems to think we need 58 ppl saying it...

Visio

 

[chuckywang]

I don't have Visio.

 

[SirChadwick]

VIZ EE OH!

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't have Visio.

Get it.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't have Visio.

Get it.

Yeah...

 

[ryan256]

Visio ftw!

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't have Visio.

It was a wonderful freeware program before Microsoft took it over. I haven't looked in years, but an old free version may still be online.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't have Visio.

Get it.

How? I was hoping to use something more academic.

 

[spacelord]

OpenOffice has the Draw component which supports flow charting..and is free.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't have Visio.

Get it.

How? I was hoping to use something more academic.

If you don't have Visio you could use Word, i've used it a couple of times in a pinch.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Without looking at this thread I can only assume Visio was mentioned a dozen times.. make that +1.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't have Visio.

Do you have office at all??

I used PowerPoint for a while until I got Visio approved here at work. It does almost anything Visio does for flowcharts, and you should be able to get by with it. Otherwise get OpenOffice and check that Draw component out

 

[Reggae4k]

MS Paint!

 

[Jack Ryan]

why does an engineer have to answer this?

 

[Kelemvor]

Visio.

GO get the 30 day trial to test it and then go buy it.

 

[mugs]

Since Visio apparantly isn't an option and that's what EVERYONE uses, you're probably going to want to do a search on Download.com or something similar and try some out. I did the same when I was in school and needed to do charts without Visio. I was mostly able to find free trials, no free software unfortunately.