well, it may be possible to use just excel shapes ( and advanced shapes instead of draw.io). I think that free form, hand drawing and changing them to solid shapes with two taps in iPad apps and Surface apps render a fantastic expressive quality to diagrams. Ofcourse, as with everything, its a matter of choice.
Regards, Gourav Sengupta On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:45 PM Mich Talebzadeh <mich.talebza...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks Jorn, pretty neat > > > Dr Mich Talebzadeh > > > > LinkedIn * > https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw > <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* > > > > http://talebzadehmich.wordpress.com > > > *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any > loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise > from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. > The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from > such loss, damage or destruction. > > > > > On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 19:38, Jörn Franke <jornfra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You can try cloud services such as draw.io or similar. >> >> On 12. Sep 2018, at 20:31, Mich Talebzadeh <mich.talebza...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Gourav, >> >> I have an IPAD that my son uses it and not me (for games). I don't see >> much value in spending $$$ on Surface. Then I had montblanc augmented paper >> that kinf of impressive but not really that practical. >> >> I have Visio 2010 and an upgrade to 2016 will cost good money. So I >> decided to get this pen tablet after seeing these diagrams. They are pretty >> cool >> >> <image.png> >> >> In UK it retails at £495 so not cheap but much cheaper than surface pro >> which is a premium brand. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dr Mich Talebzadeh >> >> >> >> LinkedIn * >> https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw >> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* >> >> >> >> http://talebzadehmich.wordpress.com >> >> >> *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for >> any loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may >> arise from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly >> disclaimed. The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages >> arising from such loss, damage or destruction. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 18:34, Gourav Sengupta <gourav.sengu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mich, >>> >>> does Apple iPad and Surface not have their own tools for this? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Gourav Sengupta >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 8:21 PM Mich Talebzadeh < >>> mich.talebza...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Sorry this question may not be related to Spark but sure many people >>>> use MS Visio or other graphics tools for architecture type diagrams with >>>> big data including Spark. >>>> >>>> Visio is time consuming and cumbersome although that is what I use for >>>> tech diagrams. I tried Montblanc augmented paper >>>> <https://www.montblanc.com/en-gb/discover/specials/augmented-paper.html>but >>>> that is clumsy and expensive. >>>> >>>> I was wondering if anyone has tried some tools like Wacom Intuos Pro >>>> Paper Edition Pen Tablet >>>> <https://www.wacom.com/en/products/pen-tablets/wacom-intuos-pro-paper> >>>> or any similar tools for easier drawing and their recommendation? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Dr Mich Talebzadeh >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> LinkedIn * >>>> https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://talebzadehmich.wordpress.com >>>> >>>> >>>> *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for >>>> any loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may >>>> arise from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly >>>> disclaimed. The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages >>>> arising from such loss, damage or destruction. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>
