A diagram in Dia consists of a set of objects. Objects are shapes that are either predefined or user-defined. The Toolbox allows you to select the desired object and allows you to set default properties for objects.

One of the most requested features for Dia is rotated text; shortly before having transformation capabilities for everything ;-) The Outline object is a small step in that direction. It has known limitations in convenience (you need to open the properties dialog to change the text) and rendering style Dia's drawing model does not allow to ...

Dia's Outline tool allows to rotate text. Dia 0.98 will include at least limited rotation support. You can testdrive the functionality using the Dia Development VM. The rotation plugin allows to rotate some of Dia's objects around the point 0,0.

What is Dia? Dia is a drawing program that can be used to create diagrams. Dia includes a variety of basic tools like lines and boxes and can load “sheets” – collections of tools that are used in a specific type of diagram. Most diagram objects have handles to which lines can be connected to form graph structures.

Dia is a GTK+ based, Open Source cross-platform diagramming program. It is very powerful, easy to use, and free of charge. To begin using Dia, you first need to download the program and install it. If you are using Microsoft Windows you can download the Windows installer here.

2020年2月21日 · Dia Diagram Editor is free Open Source drawing software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Dia supports more than 30 different diagram types like flowcharts, network diagrams, database models. More than a thousand readymade objects help to draw professional diagrams.

2013年5月1日 · One of the most requested features for Dia is rotated text; shortly before having transformation capabilities for everything ;-) The Outline object is a small step in that direction. It has known limitations in convenience (you need to open the properties dialog to change the text) and rendering style (Dia's drawing model does not yet allow to ...

Dia Toolbox When Dia is executed, two windows open: the canvas, which contains the diagram, and the Toolbox, which contains the object palettes and other controls. The Toolbox is divided into three regions.

Some more or less correct UML diagrams of Dia's inner working. These examples were contributed by various users: Rob Lewis writes: "I would just like to say that coming from Visio, i am really liking Dia. I saw examples of diagrams made with dia on the offical site, and thought i may contribute if the site needs another example.

2014年4月21日 · If you are looking for free software to create flowcharts or visual demonstrations, then Dia Diagram Editor is a good open-source program which provides many drawing tools. When you first run Dia, you may be a little bit overwhelmed by the amount of features the program offers, but a quick tour of the program and its features, along with the ...