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Dia
Developer(s)Dia developers
Stable release
0.97 / May 3, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-03)
Preview release
0.97-2 / February 16, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-16)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeDiagramming software
LicenseGPL
Websitelive.gnome.org/Dia/

Dia (Template:Pron-en[1]) is free software/open source general-purpose diagramming software, developed as part of the GNOME project's office suite and was originally created by Alexander Larsson. Dia uses a controlled single document interface (CSDI) similar to GIMP and Sodipodi.

Dia has a modular design with several shape packages available for different needs: flowchart, network diagrams, circuit diagrams, etc. It does not restrict symbols and connectors from various categories from being placed together.

Dia can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity-relationship models (tedia2sql can be used to create the SQL DDL), UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple electrical 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.

Dia loads and saves diagrams to a custom XML format (gzipped by default, to save space) and can print diagrams including very large diagrams that span multiple pages. It can also be scripted using the Python programming language.

Exports

Dia can export diagrams to various formats including the following:

  • EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
  • SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
  • DXF (Autocad's Drawing Interchange format)
  • CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile defined by ISO standards)
  • WMF (Windows Meta File)
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
  • VDX (Microsoft's XML for Visio Drawing)

Maintainers

Currently, Dia is primarily maintained by four people:

  • Hans Breuer
  • Lars Clausen
  • Steffen Macke
  • Sameer Sahasrabuddhe

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dia Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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