Flowchart Templates

Swim Lane Template Generator

With the FlowBreeze Template Generator, you can ...

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 - Properties Tab

Template Generator Title Block Tab with Logo

Template Generator -Title Block Tab with Logo

Template Generator Title Block Tab without 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.

Template Generator Swim Lanes Tab with Vertical Lanes

Swim Lanes Tab with Vertical Lanes

Template Output - Vertical Swim 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.

Template Generator Swim Lanes Tab with Horizontal Lanes

Swim Lanes Tab with Horizontal Lanes

Template Output - Horizontal Swim 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.

Template Generator Swim Lanes Tab with SIPOC

Swim Lanes Tab with SIPOC

Template Output - SIPOC Diagram

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.

Template Generator Swim Lanes Tab with Grid

Swim Lanes Tab with Grid

Template Output - Title Block 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 lane template

Vertical Swim Lanes - Blue

Horizontal swim lane template

Horizontal Swim Lanes - Red