JDElite Flowchart Builder

Build large and complex ERDs, logical models, and business modeling flowcharts with ease. No coding required.

JDElite Flowchart Builder’s patented, user-friendly editing features bring a new design experience to flowchart and database designers. Create database ERDs and other business flowcharts expertly, and in a shorter design-to-production time than before.

Try the free JDElite Flowchart Builder version. Select from three diagram types to build custom designs or start with a built-in template. Learn more in the User Guide.

Flowchart Design

Flowcharts represent the steps of algorithms, various processes or workflows, visualizing the structure of the problems or tasks and the flow of information. JDElite Flowchart Builder uses specific symbol shapes to represent the types of actions or steps in a data flow. The links between them show the sequence of these steps, as well as their relationships. The central part of the visual space contains the canvas where diagrams are built. The components palette on the right is where the symbol shapes are grouped in separate tabs depending on their use in a particular diagram type.

The layout structure of the canvas is the same for all the three supported diagram types, which are common flowcharts, database ERDs and logical ERDs. Nodes are positioned on a rectangular dynamic grid that consists of layers across the flow direction and lanes along the flow direction. They are allocated in the cells at the intersections. The connection links are traced along the pipes between the layers and between the lanes. All these areas are highlighted when moused over. When a node icon is dragged from the palette to the canvas, or when a node is dragged to a different position, only the cells accepting the particular node type are highlighted.

JDElite Flowchart Builder diagramming is based on exclusive and proprietary techniques for orthogonal edge routing of directed graph diagrams with edge crossings reduction (patent No. US 10,424,096). This excludes link overlaps and guarantees the minimal number of crossings even with very complex diagrams. By implementing the described concepts, together with the various editing features and the rich color palettes, it is incredibly easy and fast to create and/or modify any kind of flowcharts, from simple to very large and complex, with the highest possible readability. No previous training is necessary.