Freestyler

Draft

Introduction

FreeStyler is a flexible application that combines aspects of NoteIt! and Cool Modes. It has a page-based representation and can be extended to various domains using Cool Modes' plugins ("palettes"). It supports collaborative modeling through the use of coupling based on the MatchMaker server (included).

Freestyle works well with a tablet PC.

Software

Download page: FreeStyler.

Depending on the version, more or less plugins will be included. Others can be downloaded. E.g. FreeStyle 2.11 includes the following:

1. Activity - a UML activity diagram modeling tool
2. Argunaut - a plugin emulating the Digalo discussion environment
3. Chat - a small chat client which can be used to chat with other participants in the same collaboration session.
4. Discuss - a discussion and moderation support plugin.
5. FeedbackLoops - model your feedback loops with FreeStyler.
6. Finite Automata - model and test finite automata with this plugin
7. Functions - Let FreeStyler draw your function graphs with this plugin
8. Graphical Calculator for Products and Sums - s. above. These latter two plugins can be used in conjunction with the Moon Plugin
9. MindMapping - This plugin can be used to create simple MindMaps.
10. Moon - While this plugin was initially used to measure moon craters (together with the calculation plugins) it can easily be used to measure arbitrary lengths on pictures of your choice.
11. Petri Nets - This plugin can be used to model simple place transition networks.
12. Picture Collections - This plugin creates a node from every picture you put into a specified folder.
13. QOC - document your decision with the QOC approach. Alternatively you can use this plugin as a score boarding model.
14. SeeMe - the SeeMe-modeling language has inspired this plugin. Model your socio technical systems using this plugin.
15. Simple UML / UML - model simple class diagramms
16. Stochastic Experiments (CoSE - Collaborative Stochastic Experimenting) - model, simulate and analyse probability experiments of varying complexity
17. Stochastic Introduction - model, simulate and analyse elementary probability experiments. This plug-in is an extract of Stochastics Experiments (CoSE) for younger students
18. System Dynamics - model complex systems with System dynamics within the FreeStyler