Drawing Braid diagrams in Latex

[element4]

I hope this is the right forum to ask this question.

I am looking for a Latex package that is able to draw Braid diagrams without too much trouble. See for example http://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1889v2" (figure 2, page 3). Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

 

[tmccullough]

I'm pretty sure people that draw such things use xy-pic. I know why you ask about one that's not too much trouble

 

[hotvette]

Fyi, here is a Latex user group:

http://groups.google.com/group/latexusersgroup