OmniGraffle and its Stencil Window provide a collection of reusable elements to make quick work of your projects. If the stencil you’re looking for isn’t included out of the box, make your own by modifying or starting from scratch—or download for free from Stenciltown. Occasionally we update stencils that are included with OmniGraffle in a new release—that’s exactly what we did in the 7.6 update. One of the things we don’t do, though, is make assumptions about what people want us to do with their existing stencils; people edit, duplicate, and delete stencils for a lot of different reasons.

OmniGraffle

Developer(s)	The Omni Group
Initial release	May 7, 2001; 18 years ago[1]
Stable release	macOS: 7.11.3 (September 12, 2019; 1 day ago[2])[±] iOS: 3.10.3 (July 29, 2019; 46 days ago[3])[±]
Operating system	macOS, iOS
Type	Charting software
License	Proprietary
Website	www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/

OmniGraffle is a diagramming and digital illustration application for macOS and iOS^[4] created by The Omni Group.

• 2Application resources and tools

Uses[edit]

OmniGraffle is used to create graphics and visuals. The application features several design tools, along with a drag-and-dropWYSIWYG interface and a notes function that to annotate and create specification documentation for prototypes and mockups.

While OmniGraffle can produce graphics and visuals, it is often used as a tool to create content maps, screen flows, and wire frames. Visuals are often referred to as 'graffles.'^[5]

Although OmniGraffle is an industry tool, it lacks interactivity capabilities and is not easily used for team collaboration due to its limitations as a desktop and tablet application.^{[citation needed]}

Application resources and tools[edit]

OmniGraffle design tools include canvases, templates, stencils, vector drawing, and grid guides. Other features include auto layout and document management.

Canvases[edit]

Canvases are spaces where users can create shapes. Attributes to creating a canvas include canvas name, sizing options, grid and dimension selections, and diagram layout. Users may create and also share canvases and layers, with automatic updates available. This gives users the option to create layers once, toggle layers to appear on desired canvases, and update automatically if changes occur.

Templates[edit]

Templates are OmniGraffle application resources. Template documents can be manipulated by users for their purposes. Some sample templates are preloaded and available for users. Users may also create, edit, and save templates for creating consistent graffles.^[6]

Stencils[edit]

Stencils are OmniGraffle application resources. Stencils are clip art files that serve as elements, such as icons or buttons, for OmniGraffle documents. A wide variety of sample stencils are pre-loaded and available for immediate use. Users can also create, share, download, and preview stencils online as well through OmniGraffle's Stenciltown^[7] or other stencil libraries, such as Graffletopia.^[8]

Vector drawing[edit]

Because OmniGraffle visuals are vector-based, visuals are composed of mathematical representations of pixels. Rather than creating free-hand drawn work, users utilize vectors to create these visuals. To minimize user-end visual creation, vector drawing also allows for all graphic images to be recreated.^[9]

Smart guides[edit]

Smart Guides is a tool that can be turned on or off. While moving objects around the canvas, Smart Guides provides users with highlighted grid lines to easily align objects on the canvas. It also provides additional ease for users with a dynamic snap-to-grid functionality for accurately snapping objects into alignment around the canvas.^[10]

Extra features[edit]

Other design features in the latest versions of OmniGraffle include artistic fill and stroke styles, text and shape scalability, path-following text, shape combinations, diagram styling, auto layout features for treemapping, and documentation management.

Import and export[edit]

OmniGraffle supports filesharing and Visio support in its Pro distribution. All users can export their graffles to JPEG, BMP, EPS, GIF, HTML Images, SVG, Template, Stencil, PNG, OO3, TIFF, and PDF ^[5]. Additionally, OmniGraffle Pro users can import dot/graphviz, Visio, SVG, PDF, Photoshop^[11] with layers, and Xcode.

Competition[edit]

In many respects, OmniGraffle is similar to Microsoft Visio. The Pro version of OmniGraffle can both import and export Visio files created using Visio's XML export function. However, Omnigraffle doesn't provide CAD integration like Visio, since it lacks some features such as DWG or DXF (AutoDesk file formats), import/export functions, among others. Also it is important to notice that layers cannot be shared among some versions of Visio and OmniGraffle.^[5]

Diagrams such as concept maps or mind maps, flowcharts and wire frames can also be drawn with other applications: see Comparison of vector graphics editors.

References[edit]

1. ^'Happy birthday, OmniGraffle!'. The Omni Group.
2. ^'OmniGraffle Release Notes'. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
3. ^'OmniGraffle Release Notes'. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
4. ^'OmniGraffle 3.0 Brings the Power of Its macOS Counterpart to iOS'. MacStories. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
5. ^ ^abc'OmniGraffle - diagramming and graphic design for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group'. omnigroup.com.
6. ^'A Beginner's Guide to Wireframing in Omnigraffle'. Web Design Tuts+.
7. ^'Stenciltown'. omnigroup.com.
8. ^'Awesome OmniGraffle stencils - Graffletopia'. graffletopia.com.
9. ^'OmniGraffle - diagramming and graphic design for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group'. omnigroup.com.
10. ^'Be smart and use Smart Guides - Veerle's blog'. duoh.com.
11. ^'OmniGraffle and Photoshop: One Great Taste and One Acceptable Taste that Taste Great Together'. omnigroup.com.

External links[edit]

OmniGraffle 6 is a completely redesigned version of the application, offering integrated Inspector and Stencil windows, a brand new Resource Browser to manage stencils and templates, new artistic Fill and Stroke styles, improved Shared layers, powerful Shape Combinations, better Image Masking and Cropping, and a bevy of other new features.
Create Anything
OmniGraffle is for creating precise, beautiful graphics. Like website wireframes, an electrical system design, a family tree, or mapping out software classes. For artists, designers, casual data-mappers, and everyone in-between.
Design how you like
Extensive options for objects, canvases, templates, inspectors, and stencils in OmniGraffle mean that you can set out to do something well, quickly. Exactly what youd expect.
All the extras
Youre not going to find a tediously navigable set of menubar items in OmniGrafflejust your favorite features, easy to find and easier than ever to use.
Work how you like
Make OmniGraffle yours, each and every way. From flexible inspectors to your own templates and stencils, itll be your most used, most comfortable tool, every day.
New in Version 6:
- OmniGraffle 6 offers a complete User Interface redesign from the ground up.
- Application resources such as Templates and Stencils can now be fully managed from within the application.
- Improved and powerful controls have been added to edit and mask placed images directly on the canvas.

Stencils In Omnigraffle Version 6 8

- New artistic Fill and Stroke styles have been added: Freehand, Stipple, and Marker.

Stencils In Omnigraffle Version 6 2

- Line Labels can now be set to follow the path of a curved line.
- The color and position of manual Guides can now be set by hand, and can be dragged from one canvas to another.
Pro Features:
- Visio import/export: Open Microsoft Visio documents (VSD or VDX) directly in OmniGraffle, as well as Visio stencils (VSS) and templates (VST). Export to Visio XML documents (VDX).
- Shared layers: Easily update common elements that youd like to display on multiple canvases. Layers can now be toggled between a normal and a Shared layer.

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- New controls specify which edge or center of an object is reflected in the Geometry Inspector. You can set the X and Y coordinates of a selected vertex point.
- Shape combinations: Easily create new shapes using combinations of existing shapes (with support for union, intersection, and subtraction). Combined shapes can now be uncombined into their component shapes.
- Resolution-independent Display Scale: When zoom is at 100, match an Apple point, PostScript point, or screen pixel.
- Photoshop export has returned, and supports the export of OmniGraffle layers to Photoshop layers.
- Tables: Group shapes using tables, making it easy to add new rows or columns of your template shape.

Omnigraffle Template

Requirements: OS X 10.10 or later, 64-bit processor.

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