5.2. Special Object Categories

Special objects are broken into different categories. This way, someone creating a diagram of a circuit board can see only the objects which apply to them. Dia supports numerous pre-defined categories.

Circuit

A group for people interested in creating diagrams of electrical circuits.

Ladder

This one is beyond my knowledge

ER

Editor for Entity Relations Diagrams

FS

Editor for Function Structure Diagrams

Flowchart

A group dedicated to providing the user shapes which are commonly used in flow charts. Flow charts can be routinely found in computer programming, marketing, economics, and any other semi-linear operation which requires planning.

GRAFCET

A chart which diagrams the step, the action, the transition, and the condition associated to the transition.

SADT

Good question!

UML

Refer above

Chronogram

Uses objects to be used in a chronographic design. These are common place in time lines.

Network

Used by network administrators to create a design of their network.

Sybase

Designs diagrams display the flow of a Sybase computer network.

Electric

Shows flow of electricity, I guess

Pnumatic/Hydraulic

Allows diagraming of a device which employes hydraulics.