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The retail price of diagramming software Microsoft Visio 2007 ranges between $550 to $259 depending on if you choose professional or standard, which is a lot of money for somebody on a budget. Since we love to write about replacing expensive applications with high quality free alternatives, today we are writing about Dia, a free alternative.

绘图软件Microsoft Visio 2007的零售价在550美元至259美元之间，具体取决于您选择的是专业版还是标准版，对于预算有限的人来说，这笔钱是很多的。 由于我们喜欢写有关用高质量的免费替代品替换昂贵的应用程序的信息，因此今天我们写的是关于Dia的免费替代品。

Dia is capable of creating electronic circuit diagrams, computer network diagrams and even simple flowcharts for business projects. You can export these diagrams with a number of image formats, or even in a format readable by Visio.

Dia能够为业务项目创建电子电路图，计算机网络图甚至简单的流程图 。 您可以使用多种图像格式甚至是Visio可读的格式导出这些图。

Using Dia

使用Dia

Dia may not be as graphically glamorous as MS Visio (hence saving a lot of system resources) but you can certainly get detailed diagrams created for your needs.

Dia可能不像MS Visio那样具有图形魅力(因此节省了大量系统资源)，但是您当然可以获取根据需要创建的详细图表。

When you launch Dia you will get a view of the Toolbox.  Here is where you choose objects and other tools to create the diagrams, graphs, and charts.

启动Dia时，您将看到“工具箱”的视图。 在这里，您可以选择对象和其他工具来创建图表，图形和图表。

The other screen which opens is the Canvass.  This is where you will create and edit your project.

打开的另一个屏幕是“画布”。 您将在此处创建和编辑项目。

Let’s go through and create a basic computer network diagram.  These are sometimes used religiously by network administrators.  This example is very simple, but keep in mind you can create diagrams as complex as you need.  First you will want to go through and pick the appropriate object library for the project.  There are several included by default in Dia.

让我们仔细研究一下并创建一个基本的计算机网络图。 网络管理员有时会认真使用这些功能。 这个例子非常简单，但是请记住，您可以根据需要创建复杂的图表。 首先，您将要遍历并为项目选择合适的对象库。 Dia中默认包含几个。

After you have your toolbox set up the way you want go to the canvass and start creating the diagram.  Creation is very simple once you have a basic idea of your diagram or chart.  Select the objects you want to put in from the tool box then click an area in the Canvass to place them.  You can resize and move them around however you see fit.  Text labels and boxes are easily added.

在设置好工具箱之后，您便可以转到画布并开始创建图表。 一旦您对图表有基本的了解，创建就非常简单。 从工具框中选择要放入的对象，然后单击“画布”中的一个区域以放置它们。 您可以调整大小并随意移动它们。 文本标签和框很容易添加。

You can also convert your diagram to several different formats by right clicking the saved file and selecting from the menu.

您还可以通过右键单击保存的文件并从菜单中选择，将图表转换为几种不同的格式。

Here is an example of PNG format.  This comes in handy so you can easily post the diagram in an email or on a web server for colleagues to view.

这是PNG格式的示例。 这很方便，因此您可以轻松地将图表发布到电子邮件中或Web服务器上，以供同事查看。

Download Dia For Windows or Linux

下载Dia对于Windows或Linux

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/80022/geek-reviews-using-dia-as-a-free-replacement-for-microsoft-visio-2/

进化:从孤胆极客到高效团队