SIGIA-L Mail Archives: Re: SIGIA-L: Earlier Query RE: NetViz
Re: SIGIA-L: Earlier Query RE: NetViz
From: Andrew Heaton (aheaton_at_organic.com)
Date: Tue Aug 21 2001 - 14:28:47 EDT
After reading this, I'm not certain what part of NetViz this fella respects!
It's basically a tinkertoy, but for many tasks I use a half-baked program
called Inspiration. It's easy to use, and can import tabbed, hierarchal
text and display in diagram form.
It lacks most "advanced" (Read as : rarely used) features, and It's proven
itself capable on many enormous and complex sites.
Worth a look : www.inspiration.com
Also an up-and-comer is ConceptDraw. www.conceptdraw.com
Both are available for Windows and Mac platforms.
- Andrew
on 8/21/01 2:11 PM, Paula Thornton at paula.thornton_at_prodigy.net wrote:
> I got the following 'edited' comments from the Product Manager of Visio:
>
> NetViz - a solid competitor we respect. It lacks shape/line/text editing
> capabilities, layered pages, scaled drawings, etc. I found it useful for
> network diagramming only. The shape behavior and library is a bit weak - it
> offers about 7,000 network shapes, with inferior detail, strange sizing, and
> poor organization.
>
> Where Visio wins compared to netViz:
> Ease of use - Visio's familiar user interface and usability features enable
> users to become proficient in a short amount of time.
> Breadth - While network diagramming is a strength, Visio also provides a
> number of other solutions for general business diagramming, engineering
> drawing, and software development.
> Customizability - With the Visio ShapeSheet and VBA, Visio provides an
> easy-to-extend foundation on which to build customized, business integrated
> solutions.
> Interoperability - Now an Office family member, Visio is easily integrated
> into other Microsoft files including PowerPoint and Word.
> Industry standard - The Visio drawing file format is widely recognized as
> the de facto standard in business diagramming and network documentation.
> Thus, files are easily shared across an organization.
>
>
> ************************************
> Paula Thornton, Interaction Design Strategist
> Thus the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen,
> but to think what nobody yet has thought
> about that which everybody sees ~ Schopenhauer
>
>
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Andrew Heaton
Managing Information Architect Organic
aheaton_at_organic.com 248.454.4005
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Good is not good enough.
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