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J. B. Wood - 06 Jan 2005 12:14 GMT

Hello, all. Does anyone have a recommendation(s) for a drawing package
specifically for LAN (local area network) diagrams? I've been using
Paraben's LAN Charter but was wondering what else might be available.
I've also used MS PowerPoint but got tired of constructing my own template
symbols for routers, hubs, switches, etc. (An artist I'm not). I find
The 3-D look of the Paraben product pleasing. Thanks for your time and
comment. Sincerely,

John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: wood@itd.nrl.navy.mil
Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20375-5337

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Jim Thompson - 06 Jan 2005 15:02 GMT

>Hello, all. Does anyone have a recommendation(s) for a drawing package
>specifically for LAN (local area network) diagrams? I've been using
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>4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
>Washington, DC 20375-5337

My oldest son swears by Visio, though I've not tried it myself.

...Jim Thompson

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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JeffM - 06 Jan 2005 19:44 GMT

>My oldest son swears by Visio, though I've not tried it myself.
> Jim Thompson

Visio sucks for wiring diagrams.
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/7b9
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Jim Thompson - 06 Jan 2005 20:04 GMT

>>My oldest son swears by Visio, though I've not tried it myself.
>> Jim Thompson
>
>Visio sucks for wiring diagrams.
>http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/7b9
faecdf6591892/b21ea0ffb71e90ee?q=Visio-is-totally-unsuitable-for-wiring-diagrams
&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3DVisio-is-totally-unsuitable-for-wiring-diagrams%26qt_s%3D
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My oldest son is a programmer and uses Visio for flow-chrting.

...Jim Thompson

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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Chris Dubea - 09 Jan 2005 04:04 GMT

>My oldest son swears by Visio, though I've not tried it myself.
>
> ...Jim Thompson

I swear at Visio. I got a copy free when I bought my copy of
SolidWorks (supposedly specifically for drawing schematics). It's
miserable, I HATE it. I use my free copy of IntelliCAD instead and
that is no love affair, but I don't have many schematics to draw.
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Chris

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J. B. Wood - 11 Jan 2005 12:19 GMT

Thanks, everyone, for your comments!

John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: wood@itd.nrl.navy.mil
Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20375-5337

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Charles Edmondson - 06 Jan 2005 16:49 GMT

> Hello, all. Does anyone have a recommendation(s) for a drawing package
> specifically for LAN (local area network) diagrams? I've been using
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
> Washington, DC 20375-5337

I would second Jim's recommendation of Visio. They had special
templates just for network design, including a lot of different
manufacturers hubs, routers, switches, etc. It's been a few years since
I did my last network design, but I used Visio exclusively, and everyone
was very complimentary of the final documentation.

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Leon Heller - 06 Jan 2005 19:02 GMT

>> Hello, all. Does anyone have a recommendation(s) for a drawing package
>> specifically for LAN (local area network) diagrams? I've been using
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> design, but I used Visio exclusively, and everyone was very complimentary
> of the final documentation.

I agree. It's rather tedious to use (I think it was designed for morons),
but it gets the job done. We used it a lot for documentation where I used to
work.

Leon

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Clarence_A - 06 Jan 2005 17:14 GMT

> Hello, all. Does anyone have a recommendation(s) for a drawing package
> specifically for LAN (local area network) diagrams? I've been using
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
> Washington, DC 20375-5337

Have a look at "SmartDraw" It has a full library of network
symbols. However I have not used it for that purpose and can not
comment on how good or bad it is.

http://www.smartdraw.com/

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Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com) - 06 Jan 2005 22:14 GMT

> Hello, all. Does anyone have a recommendation(s) for a drawing package
> specifically for LAN (local area network) diagrams? I've been using
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> The 3-D look of the Paraben product pleasing. Thanks for your time and
> comment. Sincerely,

> John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: wood@itd.nrl.navy.mil

> Naval Research Laboratory
> 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
> Washington, DC 20375-5337

I use both Visio and SmartDraw. Mostly Visio because more customers would
understand this format. SmartDraw seems to have more extensive library of
symbols, especially in the physical infrastructure realm. So I sometimes
end up drawing symbols (or meta symbols - collection of symbols) in
SmartDraw and then convert them over to Visio for compatibility

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