From: Michael Ross <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> > > I am probably extending your last question outside the UML universe and you > intention... > > Uh, yes but that's OK :-)
> "where (if at all) do you need to use shapes outside the UML set? " > > I do all my work outside the UML set, and the beauty of Dia is its > flexibility at a low level. I always need shapes outside the UML set. My > dia tend towards illustrations for documentation of equipment and its use, > sometimes to get a particular presentation of graphs. None of it > specialized so that I am dependent on the sheets of shapes, but I pick > among many of the, in particular the electrical, circuit, chemical > engineering (a very handy set which I misuse regularly), assorted and flow > charts sheets. I often place images in Dia and annotate extensively on top > of them. > > Dia is a very nice general purpose tool. > > Yes, sure. I use Dia for all my diagramming (and have done for years), only some of which includes UML. I often find that shapes from particular sets can be (ab)used elsewhere (e.g. flowchart's process provides a nice ready-made box-with-centred-text) and obviously grouping allows you to build up your own set of customised 'hierarchical' items. It's a great tool. Stuart
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