Any free tool to Import ERD from SQL DB and put them in nice layout for printing ?

Question

I know SSMS has DB Diagrams, but they just are not pretty and printing on multiple paper to be strung up later is a big pain with SSMS Diagrams.

I am looking for something like ERWIN, anybody know ?

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Fahad

Answer 1

Free?  No. 

There are a number of companies (I am making no recommendation) that offer products that are less expensive than ERWIN.

Search around with your favorite search engine for:  import database design erd  software

RLF

Answer 2

Which one do you use ? Love it or hate it ?

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Fahad

Answer 3

I user an older version of Visio for the limited diagramming that I do.   It works acceptibly for what I need to do, but it is easy to make mistakes with it.

RLF

PS - I used to use ERWin and loved it, but those days are behind me now. And, of course, ERWin is far from free.

Answer 4

I have used ER Studio in the past and liked it, I do not do much modeling these days but that was a good tool at the time I needed it

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Answer 5

There is nothing opensource ?

How about doxygen, does it do ERs?

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Fahad