# Diagram/drawing plugin

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/diagram-drawing-plugin/3451>\
**Category:** Plugins ideas (Archival in progress)\
**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/diagram-drawing-plugin/3451 "2020-07-20T17:39:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![bumble](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@bumble](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/bumble)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/diagram-drawing-plugin/3451/1 "2020-07-20T17:39:04Z")

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Hi!  
I’m an engineering student who just started learning about Zettelkasten & using Obsidian. Unfortunately most of my coursework has diagrams and drawings taking up 60% of my notes. That being said, a lot of the topics between these diagrams would heavily benefit from being able to be linked or tagged. For example, an engine diagram might have a link towards [[sine curves]] and [[spring dampener systems]] within the diagram, or in a caption-style text of sorts. Perhaps a more easily implementable idea could be having a “diagram link” feature which opens another window with the full diagram instead of a page; this would also pair nicely with page preview, as you could quickly scroll over a word to remind you of what it looks like with a picture.

I would never be able to understand what a toroidal solenoid ↓ looks like without drawing it myself in the margin.  
 ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4e0d93b3c45a5fde5fbb3d126e6a02c8d9c79566.png)  
But having it break text disconnects the diagram from the explanation of what all the bits n pieces inside it mean, especially in topics where 5-10 diagrams & pictures might be needed on a page.  
I still use obsidian for all my other research interests, but this feature would be immeasurable for finally moving away from tablet notes for engineering coursework.

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**Author:** ![psyguy](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/psyguy/32/2328_2.png) [@psyguy](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/psyguy)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/diagram-drawing-plugin/3451/2 "2020-07-21T18:09:53Z")

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Have you tried linking the image file (saved as an attachment in a folder, rather than one pasted from the clipboard) without `!`, e.g., `[[Engelbart.jpg|a portrait]]` instead of `![[Engelbart.jpg]]`?

By doing so, Obsidian gives a preview of the file (here, the image itself) when you hover the link.