tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Oct 12, 2011 19:03 | #1 A family member wants to draw diagrams for their thesis, but can't afford Illustrator that they use at university, even at student rates. Is there a free/ open source product that will do a similar job? Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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tim THREAD STARTER Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Oct 12, 2011 19:22 | #3 Thanks Chris. I can google, but I value recommendations and peoples experience, and I help enough people out I figure people can help me for a change! Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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DThompson Goldmember  4,062 posts Likes: 422 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ky More info | Oct 12, 2011 20:24 | #4 If it's just for a one time thing, they can download the trial version of Illustrator and do what they need. Dennis
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tim THREAD STARTER Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Oct 12, 2011 20:31 | #5 It's for extended use the course of writing a thesis, which could be six months. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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DThompson Goldmember 4,062 posts Likes: 422 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ky More info | Oct 12, 2011 20:42 | #6 tim wrote in post #13242855  It's for extended use the course of writing a thesis, which could be six months. Sorry, that was my only suggestion as I don't use Illustrator or comparable. Dennis
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tim THREAD STARTER Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Oct 12, 2011 20:56 | #7 Thanks for the thought Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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GregSteer Senior Member  705 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Cumbria, UK More info | Oct 13, 2011 01:27 | #8 I can second the suggestion - have only dabbled in vector work a long while ago but Inkscape has been in development for a long time and it was usable back then. "Never trust a man, who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on" - Billy Connolly - [Gear] - [Flickr]
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tim THREAD STARTER Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Oct 13, 2011 02:47 | #9 Thanks guys, i'll tell them to check out Inkscape! Other suggestions are still welcome, just in case she doesn't like that one Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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Oct 13, 2011 06:35 | #10 Serif DrawPlus can often be picked up very cheaply - or their free starter version Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,733 posts Likes: 4065 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Oct 13, 2011 06:48 | #11 Another vote for inkscape. There is another one I tried which was pretty decent, but I haven't used it in some time. It was more limited but worked well. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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tim THREAD STARTER Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Oct 13, 2011 13:05 | #12 Thanks for the suggestions, i'll pass them on Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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