Software for creating complex schematics involving organs and circuitry

Question

I am looking for a Linux-based software that is best suited for creating these types of schematics, involving electric-style circuits and organisms / individual organs.

I will have separate vector-based graphics for anatomic components (like human body, arm, for example) as .svg files which I would like to import and incorporate in the schematics similar to above. The end product should be vector-based.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You can do this in Inkscape. If you turn on the grid¹ and hide page borders² you get an infinite canvas with snapping³. (You can also save this as your default template.)

Here is an example I made for a circuit:

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¹ Toggle grid: #.

² Ctrl+Shift+d, uncheck Show page border.

³ Toggle snapping: %.

Answer 2

While a general purpose vector editor like Inkscape would be fine for creating simple diagrams, you might be more interested in a tool more specialised for creating diagrams like Dia.

• Runs on Linux
• Free and Open source
• Import custom shapes
• Export to SVG