I have used visio and found it a bit clumsy - typical microsoft - move one object and it assumes that you want all the relationship lines moved as well. The templates looked as though they were designed by a 17 year old geek as well. Still its database entity extraction tools were good.
I used a product called SQL navigator on an oracle project once and were quite happy with it. It had a long free trial period. There is a review of these products at http://www.orafaq.com/tools/table.htm, but am not sure whether these products also work with other databases. The tools available will depend a bit on the database that you are running, as many of them allow direct alteration of the relationships from the graphical model, and also recompilation of procedures after editing. 8/1/2002 3:21:17 PM, "Juan S. Barros J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I am theorizing, some ones might say dreaming, others designing, an = >application for servicing the different need of a medium, typical, = >rural, chilean municipality (local government). > >The entity-relation-variables model is getting a bit huge and = >unmanageable. Around 200 - 500 - 12000 of each in the same order. > >I am wondering if there is any tool, propably graphycal, that will allow = >me to draw the model. Much in the chemical/biochemical 3d model, I am on = >the idea of a black/white or for the cause any color three dimensional = >empty space, where I can put bubbles (entities) and lines (relations) = >connecting them, inside the bubbles live the variables and the relations = >cross the bubble container touching the variable or fields. If I can = >define by color/shape the entities-relations-variables caracteristics, = >and latter have a print out with the entities/relations/variables = >documenting the model much better. > >Any one of you know of a such a beauty? Is there any tool for helping = >designing databases rather than plain paper and ink? > >TIA > >Juanse Barros >Temuko-Chile >www.matilde.cl > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.311 / Virus Database: 172 - Release Date: 28/12/01 > > > >_______________________________________________________________________ >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and >put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. > > Robert Crossley Robert Crossley & Associates 9 Short St New Brighton NSW 2483 P: 02 6680 1309 F: New Connection M: 0419 718 642 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
