Block Diagram Maker
Design Better Functioning Systems
Collaborative block diagram maker to easily visualize systems and processes, and document and analyze their functional blocks and relationship.
- Intuitive visual tools for complex system designing
- Real-time collaboration to work together with stakeholders
- Professional shapes and templates to get a head start
Over 8 Million people and 1000s of teams already use Creately
Understand and Improve System Designs
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Quickly model the static nature of a system with intuitive drag-drop tools.
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Create easy navigation flows to analyze how systems interact with advanced linking.
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Tackle complex system overviews with industry-standard shapes & components.
Work Together with Cross-Functional Teams
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Work with multiple collaborators on creating block diagrams on a shared canvas.
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Comment with context, have discussions and follow-ups on the same canvas. Async!
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Track changes stakeholders make to block diagrams with full-version history.
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Maintain workflows and keep everyone in sync with workspace level status tracking.
Easily Organize Your System Flow
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Visually depict detailed systems with ease using premade templates.
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Create block diagrams in minutes using automatic drawing with Plus Create.
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Instantly modify block diagrams with context aware shape switching.
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Export you block diagram in different file formats, such as PDF, PNG or SVG
What is a Block Diagram?
Block diagrams are high-level flowcharts used to design new systems or to describe and improve existing ones. It has a specialized structure that provides a high-level overview of major system components, key process participants, and important working relationships. Block diagrams are commonly used by people who need to understand, analyze and communicate complex systems, such as engineers, scientists, managers, educators and many others.
How to Create a Block Diagram Collaboratively on Creately?
- Create your workspace
Begin by opening a Creately workspace. Add your team as collaborators to work together with them on the same workspace. You can use real-time mouse cursors and synced previews to easily track the changes other participants make in the workspace.
- Gather information
Collect all the necessary information about the system or process, including inputs, outputs, and the functions or processes that transform the inputs into outputs. As the team brainstorms, add the ideas using sticky notes on to the canvas.
- Create a rough draft
Use Creately’s purpose built shapes, such as rectangles or circles, to represent the main components of the system or process. Use the Plus Create feature to easily connect shapes with arrows to indicate the flow of data.
- Add text and annotations
Identify and label your inputs and outputs- this refers to the starting points of a process and the resultant action that occurs along the way.
- Organize and align the components
Use layout and alignment tools to arrange the components in a clear and organized way. Choose colors, fonts, and line styles that make the diagram easy to read and understand.
- Review and finalize
Review the block diagram for accuracy and completeness. Make any necessary changes and finalize the diagram. Share the diagram with others, such as team members, and receive feedback and suggestions for improvements with contextual comments right on the diagram itself.
Easily Visualize Systems with Editable Templates
FAQs about Block Diagrams
- Identify the system which you want to illustrate. Before starting to draw the diagram, define its components, inputs and outputs.
- Include proper labels. Add labels to every block so that those are easily identified. Make sure you add symbols for each component of the system and indicate their flow with connected arrows.
- Clearly indicate the inputs and outputs. It is important to label inputs that activate blocks and outputs that end blocks.
- Accuracy. Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the information in the diagram is accurate.
Streamline Your Workflows by Integrating with the Tools You Love
Creately integrates with the tools your teams use every day and supports your team’s workflow seamlessly.
Why is Creately a Better Block Diagram Maker
Creately is the intelligent visual platform enabling visual collaboration, knowledge management and project execution.
100+ proprietary features deliver a flexible, no-code visual platform, expertly-tuned for ease of use.
Infinite Visual Canvas
Visually create and organize any structure you imagine. Drag drop shapes or datasets, embed external content.
Real-time Collaboration
Work remote or hybrid with realtime cursor tracking, in-built video chat and proper in-context comments and tasks.
Custom Databases
Create custom databases for any kind of information from tasks, HR personnel records to matters for law firms.
Data driven Docs
Create docs and notes to go deeper from the high-level visual views. 2 way link to other docs, shapes or data with @mentions
Professional Diagramming
50+ types of standard diagrams with 1000+ specially designed shapes and connectors enable blazing fast diagramming.
Project & Task Management
Use built-in agile project management tooling or integrate with your favourite project management tool to keep work flowing.
Enterprise Scalability
From SSO, SCIM to well defined employee onboarding, offboarding workflows Creately can scale to support diverse enterprise needs.
Powerful Visual Modelling
Visuals that are backed by databases, update once, reflect in multiple views type of workflows.
Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance
We ensure the privacy and information security of both clients and users through enhanced data security measures compliant with industry security standards. Creately is GDPR compliant and dedicated to keeping your data private, secure, and safe.
Just Plug and Play
An easy-to-use interface with a minimal learning curve. Simply Sign-In using your work email to automatically add team members to the enterprise plan.
No installation required.
