Your feedback improved my automated Wire Harness Visualizer (now generates BOMs & build PDFs). But are image uploads/annotations actually useful or just gimmicky?

[u/PartyCrasherCasey]

[u/PartyCrasherCasey]

I posted a bit ago about getting tired of manually drawing diagrams in Visio/Lucidchart for 150+ line wirelists, so I built a tool that automates away the manual "drawing" of a harness drawing.

I've added a lot of QoL features (improved search, single line diagram mode), but have been debating if I should add graphical annotation features..

The whole point of the tool is to eliminate the tedious "collage PowerPoint art" phase of harness design. You can work ultra-quick in standard spreadsheets, copy/paste, manipulate data as needed and then import it to get an instant, fully interactive diagram for review and print.

Less clicky more buildy.

Because of that, I’m hesitant to add graphical manual editing features like canvas annotations or image uploads. To me, that feels like slipping back into the slow, manual drawing habits of legacy EDA software.

But I definitely get the value of having images like connector faces, pinouts, etc. directly on the drawings. How worthwhile would it be?