IcePanel
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Help everyone understand complex systems using lightweight and interactive visuals. IcePanel helps technical and non-technical people model their software architecture in a simple and structured way using the C4 model. Create diagrams at different levels of detail, from high-level to low-level, that connect to your code. Tell dynamic stories about your architecture using Flows and Tags to help onboard new team members, or evaluate key user journeys.
IcePanel LibreCADBased on our record, IcePanel should be more popular than LibreCAD. It has been mentiond 36 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
For the architectural documentation like this one, the C4 Model [0] is a much better fit than UML - primarily because it's less rigid in notation and modeling components. And in terms of tooling, I find IcePanel [1] to have the right combination of flexibility and simplicity. [0] https://c4model.com/ [1] https://icepanel.io/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
https://icepanel.io/ The best I've ever used. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
I use UML quite a bit but it's never really what I'm after, somnething more modern and fluid and gui driven that more people can use. Icepanel [1] looks really cool but I haven't tested it and I'm not sure it really fits my use case. It seems like it's mostly for api driven rpc/grpc/rest services when I kind of want to use it to visualize backend/infra/terraform sort of things. Might be interesting to you. [1] -... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
1. We started using https://icepanel.io/ for microservices, Software, anything thats documentable for later read. 2. More diagrams, less key strokes 3. We have dedicated page owners on confluence, its mix of engineers, leaders, PM's, QA etc. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
The best tool for writing C4 documentation I have seen so far is https://icepanel.io/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago
LibreCAD, OpenSCAD (more script based and more for solids), FreeCAD. Source: about 3 years ago
CAD options on Linux are more limited than windows or mac but they do exist. The industry standard for 2d CAD files is the .dxf file format. I use LibreCAD. https://librecad.org/ The UI is a little clunky and eccentric in places but it is feature complete for 2d CAD drawings. Source: over 3 years ago
You could also try out free AutoCAD alternatives like libreCAD (2D), or brlCAD (2D&3D, I believe). Source: over 3 years ago
It seems like a low risk purchase for $1, however, there are free options available too such as https://librecad.org/ . Or see https://www.reddit.com/r/humblebundles/comments/117ki1c/comment/j9v0v37/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 for an older Autocad clone. Beckercad 2D seems like a niche product so I would probably invest my time learning something that is more mainstream. Source: over 3 years ago
For 2d stuff I tend to use Libra cad Https://librecad.org/. Source: over 3 years ago
draw.io - Online diagramming application
FreeCAD - An open-source parametric 3D modeler
Structurizr - Structurizr is a workspace editor that creates software architecture diagrams and documentation based on the C4 model.
Autodesk AutoCAD - Autodesk AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application.
Terrastruct - A diagramming tool for software architecture
SketchUp - 3D for Everyone