> [!summary] If I had to make schematics for a room or something # A Workflow ## Using Excalidraw 1. Open Excalidraw in your browser 1. [excalidraw.com > Collaborative whiteboarding made easy](https://excalidraw.com/) 2. Start diagramming ### 1) Help Menu -  ### 2) Making Blueprints #### 4 quick tips: 1) Use the SHIFT and CTRL keys to make lines straight or get certain angles right 2) Look up near the toolbar for tips as you select things -  3) Choose a light or dark theme to start -  4) If you want to look at objects people have made, use the "Library" button (top right) -  #### Blueprint example below:  # Other Tips & Tools ## Remove Background - for images on blueprint Use this to remove backgrounds from images you want to use in the diagram - [remove.bg > Upload Image](https://www.remove.bg/upload) ## AI Image & Art Generation These are examples of places you can go to generate AI art for free - [dezgo.com > Text-to-Image Flux - Online Free AI Image Generator](https://dezgo.com/text2image/sdxl) - [huggingface.co > Spaces - Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/spaces?category=image-generation) ## Free Icons (sometimes) - [iconscout.com > Download 10.7 Million+ Icons](https://iconscout.com/) ## Use Your Emoji Keyboard - (on MAC) Command + Control + Space - (on Windows) Windows Buttion + "." ## Diagram Tools - [lucidchart.com > Diagramming Powered By Intelligence](https://www.lucidchart.com/pages) - [diagrams.net > draw.io](https://app.diagrams.net/) - [tldraw.com > tldraw](https://www.tldraw.com/) - similar to Excalidraw, but not as capable