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VRT network equipment

A LibreOffice extension providing a comprehensive gallery of isometric network equipment shapes for creating professional network diagrams.

Description

The "VRT Network Equipment" project provides a gallery of high-quality, isometric network equipment shapes for LibreOffice Draw. Developed by VRT Systems, an industrial automation company, this extension addresses the need for diverse and consistently-styled network shapes beyond those typically found in standard IT collections. It includes both logical and physical network shapes, encompassing traditional IT equipment (routers, switches, hubs), industrial equivalents (fiber optics, cellular modems), and specialized equipment often found in data centers, automation systems, and alternative power systems. The shapes are designed for scalability and maintain consistent appearance even when resized, making them highly versatile for creating professional-looking network diagrams. The shapes are designed on a 1.732:1 grid and are similar in style to Microsoft Visio symbols.

Features

Isometric style, 1.732:1 grid-based design, scalable shapes maintaining consistent appearance, wide variety of network equipment (IT, industrial, specialized), includes both physical and logical shapes, compatible with LibreOffice Draw, open-source license, regularly updated with new shapes and improvements, easy to install as a LibreOffice extension, available for download from extensions.libreoffice.org, similar styling to Microsoft Visio symbols.

Benefits

Improved efficiency in creating network diagrams, consistent and professional-looking visuals, wide range of equipment shapes covering various industries, scalability and adaptability of shapes for different diagram sizes, free and open-source (CC-BY license), saves time and resources compared to creating shapes from scratch, supports multiple LibreOffice versions. Shapes are easily used and scaled for professional-looking system diagrams.

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