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Flowchart Templates

Swim Lane Template Generator

With the FlowBreeze Template Generator, you can ...

• Create re-usable swim lane templates (aka, cross-functional flowcharts).
• Make vertical or horizontal swim lanes, in either landscape or portrait layouts.
• Standardize your title blocks with up to 6 header fields (plus optional logo) and 3 footer fields.
• Specify the line color, font, and paper size (8-1/2x11, Legal, 11x17, A3, and A4).

(click to zoom the samples below)

Template Designer Screenshots

The Template Generator has three tabs Template Properties, Title Block, and Swim Lanes. On the Template Properties tab you can set the template file info and the template appearance. On the Title Block tab you can set the header and footer from preset layouts, with the option to add your company logo to the template. The settings are preserved between uses. (The Swim Lanes tab is discussed below for each layout type).

Template Generator Properties Tab

Template Generator Title Block Tab with Logo

Template Generator Title Block Tab without Logo

Vertical Swim Lanes - Sample Input and Output

The Swim Lane tab with a vertical lane layout and a sample output. You can also set the paper size and orientation. Beneath the lane listing, FlowBreeze displays the maximum number of lanes recommened given the page layout and lane direction.

Swim Lanes Tab with Vertical Lanes

Vertical Swim Lanes of a PDCA Cycle

Horizontal Swim Lanes - Sample Input and Output

The Swim Lane tab with a horizontal lane layout and a sample output. The sample shows Value-Added / Non Value-Added swim lanes, a common method of identifying wasteful operations in a process.

Swim Lanes Tab with Horizontal Lanes

Horizontal Swim Lanes - Value-Added / Non Value-Added

SIPOC Diagram - Sample Input and Output

A SIPOC diagram is a popular process mapping layout showing the Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers.

Swim Lanes Tab with SIPOC

Template Output - SIPOC Diagram

Title Block with Plain Grid - Sample Input and Output

The plain grid is useful when all you need is a reusable title block.

Swim Lanes Tab with Grid

Template Output - Title Block with Grid

Samples with Colored Lines

Most of the samples on this page use black lines, but you can also generate colored lines.

Vertical Swim Lanes - Blue

Horizontal Swim Lanes - Red

Pre-Made Template Pack

In additon to the template generator, you can also download a set of over 100 pre-made templates, available in four page sizes (8-1/2x11, 11x17, A3, and A4), including cross functional flowchart templates with vertical and horizontal swim lanes.

PDCA Swim Lane Flowchart This is an example of a standard template (4 swim lane) that has been customized and resaved for a special purpose.

SIPOC Block Diagram FlowBreeze offers several block diagram templates. In this diagram, the process flow is incorporated into a SIPOC process map structure.

DMAIC Block Diagram Although not used for flowcharting, other templates are also included for convenience.

Title Block Provides a basic title block for your diagrams.

Cross-Functional Flowchart FlowBreeze includes a number of cross-functional (swim lane) templates from 2-5 lanes, both horizontal and vertical, in US and metric page sizes.

Opportunity Flowchart An example of one of the specialized types of templates included. You can also create your own .xlt/.xltx templates that integrate into FlowBreeze.