C # creating your own flowchart

Question

In a project, I probably have to create an application (.Net / C # 4.0) that will provide a flowchart.

I am looking for the best way to do this, knowing that it needs to be really flexible:

• Do I need to do this myself using the graphical infrastructure .Net framework (WPF, xaml)?
• Is there a powerful library that I can use that specializes in Flowchart design?
• Is there an open source project related to this kind of work?

In any case, I will need to change any component the way I want (how they are connected, how they look, logic, etc.) ...

How do you guys handle this?

Answer 1

If you need a “static” workflow designer, you can look at this project at copdeproject and start with it. If you want to do the workflow instead, check out this blog post about re-WF4 in your app. You can customize it by creating your own actions.

Answer 2

I suggest you use one of the controls already available: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=.net+flowchart&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= . Writing something like this will cost you more than buying a license. Unfortunately, I have not used any of them, so I can not recommend a specific one. Just rate them and use the one that best suits your needs.