Diagram Tooling (CEM-007)

Lucid Chart (CEM-007-000)

Specification 🤖

Lucid Chart is a charting software for designing diagrams. It is available for Roche users; sign-on via Roche SSO.

Motivation

  • License included with Roche accounts.

  • Simple to use; low learning curve.

  • Easy collaboration.

Mermaid (CEM-007-001)

Specification

Mermaid is a markdown-style scripting language for drawing graphs. Due to its text nature it integrates well with LLMs. Mermaid works natively in many file types like README.md and HTML files and also integrates with VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.

Motivation

  • Text-based diagrams can be created and maintained efficiently via coding assistants.

  • Useful for complex architectures where drag-and-drop would be slow.

Draw.io (CEM-007-002)

Specification

Draw.io is a charting software for designing diagrams. It is available for Roche users; sign-on via Roche SSO.

Motivation

  • License included with Roche accounts.

  • Simple to use; low learning curve.

  • Easy collaboration.

  • Integrates with VS Code; commit .io sources and build SVG/PNG at docs build time.