Hello Martin, > just wondering how others did technical illustrations? I'm immediately > thinking "Visio", and although I have a license I don't like the Visio > look to technical illustrations. > > I looked at dia (Linux geek!) but to me it's not appealing. I guess I > want to be able to illustrate a network including all components without > making it look like someone just knocked it up with Visio. Try Gliffy [1] which is a web based diagram application. It's also available as a plugin for Attlassian Confluence, Google Docs and Jive. I would say it fits in between Visio and Dia. But IMHO, this is an area where Visio still rules as king. Nevertheless, Gliffy does a good job. HTH, David [1] http://www.gliffy.com/products/online/ -- David Robillard http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrobillard http://itdavid.blogspot.com/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l