NShape Designer

As the name suggests, NShape Designer is a diagram designer framework specially created for .NET WinForms and that enables developers to integrate diagrams into applications. To put it simply, once inserted, the tool enables users to create, edit, view and annotate all sorts of diagrams, including standard graphics, flow charts and various writing schemes. The tool has full charge of the Controller-Presenter pattern so that it can be easily integrated into other apps' GUI.

It is important to note that the utility is mainly focused on large industrial programs, but can also be used for other types of application just as well. Considering its role, the tool comes with several advanced features that include glue points, zooming, layering, grouping, aggregation or simple functions, like undo and redo. As expected, the tool is highly scalable and can be used with small and large diagrams in numerous shapes.

A further noteworthy feature of the tool is that it supports model-view architectures that enables a clear separation of the model from the presentation. At the same time, it allows users to bind shape properties to the model that are updated in real time as well as a built-in permission manager that can control and limit the actions of the other users interacting with the models.