What Software is Best for Creating Scientific Diagrams?

[ratmmmb]

Hey,

are there any good software packages to create scientific diagrams? Specifically for optical bench setups including lenses, lasers, mirrors, beam splitters etc. Surely there is a powerful but quick way of making them using some sort of program? Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks,

Ben

 

[Lucipher]

Try Xfig, is not the best, but can be useful.