You love OpenOffice, but you still use Visio to make drawings. Why? Because none of the shapes you need are easily available. Until now.
Custom OO Shapes is a repository of custom shapes you can use with OpenOffice Draw. The following shapes are available:
| Category | Contents | Last Upated | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Network Shapes | Tape drive, multiplexer, bridge, hub, modem, printer, comm link, server tower, server blade, desktop PC, radio tower, cell phone, router, rack-mount unit, IP phone, laptop, wireless access point, firewall, dot-matrix printer | 30-Jul-2007 | download (16.6 kb) |
| GUI Elements and Controls | Window, dialog box, dropdown list, frame, text box, checkbox, radio button, button, focus indicator, slider, progress bar, tree arrows, drop-down arrow, spin arrows, notebook tab, window controls (close, restore, maximize, minimize) | 09-Mar-2008 | download (12.7 kb) |
| Computer and Network Symbols | SCSI LVD/SE, SCSI LVD, SCSI SE, SCSI HVD, Ethernet, USB | 16-Jun-2006 | download (9.6 kb) |
| Fasteners | Pan head Phillips, slotted head, Pozidriv, Supadrive, Robertson, hexagonal slotted, standard washer, lock washer | 16-Jun-2006 | download (11.0 kb) |
| Cable Connectors | RJ-45 socket, SCSI 68-pin male, DB-9 female, PS2 | 19-Jun-2006 | download (11.7 kb) |
| Home Entertainment | DVD player, VCR, remote control, floor speaker, receiver, amplifier, home theater projector, stereo speaker, DVR, satellite dish, flat screen TV, game console | 05-Jul-2006 | download (13.3 kb) |
| Office Layout | wall, 4-wall office, 6-wall office, 8-wall office, oval conference table, round conference table, rectangular conference table, boatshape conference table, bookshelf, filing cabinet, lateral cabinet, flat drawing cabinet, corner connector, corner desk, executive chair, 2-seat couch, 3-seat couch, task chair, desk chair | 14-Dec-2006 | download (12.6 kb) |
Download the file you need. Open it in OpenOffice. Copy the desired shape using Ctrl+C, and paste into your own drawing. That's all! (If you need additional help, see the tutorial.)
To resize a shape, click it, hold down the Shift key, and drag one of the handles.
If you need a shape, or a shape in a different color or with more glue points, please contact me.
If you notice something good or bad about these images, let me know.
Mark Lautman
email: mark@lautman.net
aim: abualibnaan
©2006–2008 Mark Lautman. All rights reserved.
You may use and distribute at no charge the files and data downloaded from Custom OO Shapes, but may not resell them individually or as part of another application that reads scalable vector graphics data.