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bobfei
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Hi,
I would like to ask a question on figure drawing.
When communicating math/physics idea with other people, it is inevitable that formulas and figures are needed. For formulas we have TEX or Mathtype, but for drawing figures, is there very convenient tools that could quickly give expressive and faithful result?
Things I could think of are:
AutoCAD
So this kind of eliminates all these mainstream software, and none is ideally suitable. My question is how does people in
1. This forum
2. Academia
3. Academic press industry
Draw images? For large companies I believe they can use draftsman, but for individuals, they might not be able to afford, and it is not convenient at all especially for informal discussions.
So how do you draw figures in
1. homework
2. academic paper
3. online/email discussion
?
I occasionally uses MIT OCW, and some of the drawings on their PDF Slides are pretty good. Does anyone know how they were drawn?
Appreciate any response,
Bob
I would like to ask a question on figure drawing.
When communicating math/physics idea with other people, it is inevitable that formulas and figures are needed. For formulas we have TEX or Mathtype, but for drawing figures, is there very convenient tools that could quickly give expressive and faithful result?
Things I could think of are:
AutoCAD
great for mechanical drawing, but is a giant application and too complicated in many situations
VISIO handy, but the drawing is not precise in dimensions
Matlab & Mathematica only suitable for drawing functions, meshes, etc.
MS Paint ... most simple, but not competent
Photoshop suitable only for artistic rendering, not good for expressing abstract ideas or intuitive visualizations in math/physics
So this kind of eliminates all these mainstream software, and none is ideally suitable. My question is how does people in
1. This forum
2. Academia
3. Academic press industry
Draw images? For large companies I believe they can use draftsman, but for individuals, they might not be able to afford, and it is not convenient at all especially for informal discussions.
So how do you draw figures in
1. homework
2. academic paper
3. online/email discussion
?
I occasionally uses MIT OCW, and some of the drawings on their PDF Slides are pretty good. Does anyone know how they were drawn?
Appreciate any response,
Bob
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