Looking for a Drawing Program

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I am writing a math exam and I'd like to include a picture. I want a free drawing program so that I can draw the coordinate axes with a unit circle. Inscribed in the unit circle will be a hexagon. The interior of the hexagon will be divided into triangles. Which drawing program will make this process as painless as possible?

See also Software for drawing geometry diagrams (many of the suggestions there would work for much more than just geometry diagrams). — Isaac, Feb 05 '12 at 02:06

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '12 at 20:06

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You can see a good list at Wikipedia.

I suggest you try GeoGebra, which is convenient for geometric constructions (for more general things, Inkscape is very good).

answered Feb 04 '12 at 20:06

Gadi A

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A very good wiki to share, thank you very much. – Kerim Atasoy Apr 29 '12 at 00:05

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 05 '12 at 07:40

Since you mention nowhere that your program has to include a GUI, TikZ is always mentionable (although I know that if this is just a quick assignment for an exam, even using LaTeX might seem like overkill).

You can look at the official documentation here: paws.wcu.edu/tsfoguel/tikzpgfmanual.pdf

and some different examples here: http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 05 '12 at 02:03

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I use ipe for all my figures. Snapping, vector graphics, and the ability to include latex are some of the standout features.

answered Feb 05 '12 at 02:03

Joe

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