Visualization

Text to Diagram in Seconds using ChatGPT

Gantt Chart, Organization, Timelines, Entity Relationship, and Mind Maps Diagram all in less than 1 minute!

Mindmap generated by Mermaid.js. Image by Authors

One of the most frustrating tasks in my job is generating an atypical diagram such as a Gantt chart, mindmaps, user entity diagrams and etc. These diagrams have a common characteristic which is they don't generate based on numbers and figures but are more on generate by user’s inputs.

To generate these diagrams, normally we would be required to use diagram tools such as diagrams.net to draw them. It is kinda frustrating because of the following points:

• Learning curve: time is needed to learn how to use the specific tools, sometimes there are different tools for different types of graphs, and we will need to learn new tools each time we need a new graph if it is not available in the existing tool
• Inconvenience: time is wasted in designing, even a simple flowchart required more than 10 minutes for me to draw it out. In addition, whenever you need to change your diagram, you will need to redraw the chart or change the alignment again.
• Not Standardized: Each type of graph created doesn’t have a standard format, so it is difficult to standardize it across…