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Manually creating ERDs and exporting diagram updates can be tedious and time-consuming. We’re excited to announce a few new enhancements to make this process more efficient! Let’s dive into what’s new! ⏩ Newly supported databases for ERD import and export Lucid has expanded ERD import and export to support Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Azure SQL Database, and Google BigQuery. Quickly import database schemas to visualize tables and their relationships. We’re excited to now offer our most requested vendors in an effort to make this process more efficient!  Automatically create entity relationship diagrams from imported data Skip adding data tables to your Lucidchart one by one. Now you can automatically create diagrams from your SQL database! Instead, import your data and it will populate in the left-hand panel. From there, you can drag and drop your entire imported database onto the canvas. Your ERD diagram will automatically generate, creating an organized ERD with all tables and re

Tired of recreating your diagrams or whiteboards? Comak now integrates with Lucidchart to convert your hand-drawn diagrams into modifiable files. Here's how it works:Take a photo of your hand-drawn diagram on any whiteboard or piece of paper. Upload to Comak to generate an editable diagram you can send to Lucidchart. Use Lucidchart to refine your diagram, collaborate, and share with your team.No more manual redrawing. No more starting from scratch. Just upload, convert, and collaborate! Handwritten Lucidchart templateComak outputEdited and polished in Lucidchart Check out the Comak integration page for more instructions and to get started.

You may have noticed some new looks to Lucid’s in-editor UI! Let’s take a look at what’s new. ⤵️ File menu in Lucidchart The file menu in Lucidchart has been consolidated. To access the menu options, you can select the hamburger icon to the right of the board title and a vertical drop-down menu will appear. All of the menu options that were previously across the top of Lucidchart are now accessible via the dropdown. Lucidchart menuTo learn more about the menu bar, check out the Welcome to Lucidchart article from the Help Center. Footer The footer in Lucid has also changed! You can manage the pages in your document from the footer including editing and adding pages, editing layers, and managing formulas.  To easily navigate between pages in a large document, select the icon on the bottom left of the footer to see all pages in your document. Lucidchart footerLucidspark page navigation in footerNote: To see your pages in Lucidspark, first create your pages in Lucidchart. Then, using unive

You have heard a lot of exciting feature updates from Lucid recently (and if you missed any of the buzz, make sure to take a look at our Lately @ Lucid announcement!). But amid the hype of Lucid AI, assisted layout, and updates to our accelerators, we didn’t want to forget about the small but impactful updates our team has released to make your experience in the core Lucid Suite more delightful.Check out the most recent updates designed to make interactions within Lucid more intuitive and efficient: Text block wrapping: Text blocks automatically wrap after a certain length to make text boxes easier to read.BeforeAfter No dynamic padding in text boxes: Dynamic padding is only added when the font size is set to “auto,” keeping your text box tidier when you go to resize it. Responsive size for inserted images: No more massive images appearing on your board! Images inserted into a Lucid document now maintain an appropriate aspect ratio and a reasonable size relative to existing content on

Announced during the Lately @ Lucid webinar on April 3rd, the Cloud Accelerator is now live and available for purchase by Enterprise-level accounts! For more information, check out the Cloud Accelerator overview help center article. In this post, we’ll be going over some use case examples.Engineering teams know all too well just how quickly their cloud environment changes, and how difficult it can be to keep cloud architecture diagrams in sync. Continually updating these diagrams can feel overwhelming, and maintaining these at scale is often a slow process that lags behind constantly-evolving cloud environments.Too much time is spent verifying the accuracy of architecture diagrams, and since they often don’t reflect real-time changes to the cloud environment, key decisions are often delayed. Even worse, making decisions on inaccurate data can lead to costly rework. These difficulties are often heightened by the fact that cloud visualization tools aren’t flexible enough to adapt to a va

There are many exciting updates here at Lucid since the Lately @ Lucid webinar! Announced on April 3rd, the Agility Accelerator and Cloud Accelerator are now available for Enterprise customers. These new accelerators come along with changes to our home page and how to navigate to team hubs! We’re making it easier than ever for teams to work together on strategic, cross-functional initiatives with Lucid’s team hubs where users can:File and share documents within their own teams Centralize documentation, workflows, and projects to provide teams with a one-stop-shop for team coordination Pin frequently used documents and team spaces for easy reference Spend more time working collaboratively and less time bringing people up to speed or tracking down documentationLet’s take a look at some of the changes you may have already noticed when opening Lucid on an Enterprise account. First, team hubs have moved! We’ve redesigned Lucid’s navigation to make it easier to find and manage your teams. To

We’re making it easier than ever for teams to coordinate and get organized. 🎉 See what’s new with team hubs: Bulk upload teams via CSV: Scale the creation of new teams by enabling admins to bulk upload teams via a CSV file. Pinning: Pin your favorite team hubs, and make it easier to navigate back to those team hubs the next time you open Lucid. Active doc banner: Quickly see which documents other team members are actively working on and join them in real time! New and improved notifications: Get new team-specific notifications and read certain notifications in the editor. Updated all teams page to modal: Simplify navigation by landing on a modal instead of a full page. Updated left nav: Navigate the menu more easily with a tidier view. Comment below to let us know what you think of these updates—and stay tuned for more!

The Process Accelerator is live and available for purchase to Enterprise-level accounts! The Process Accelerator provides organizations with increased governance and standardization in how processes are documented, stored, and maintained. New to the Process Accelerator? This post serves as an overview workflow showing how you can create repositories, update documentation, and utilize the asset library.  Creating a repository A repository is a central hub for finalized documentation. Repositories and all content published in them are accessible to everyone in the organization. Repositories can be organized by department, team, process type, etc. In the example below, there are 11 repositories organized by department.From the repository page, a process manager can create a new repository. When creating a new repository, you must assign a repository owner. Repository owners manage repository settings, review edits to documentation, and can approve submitted content. You can select multipl

Announced during the October 1st Lately @ Lucid webinar, Lucid AI builds on our intelligent work acceleration platform to empower teams to create, collaborate, and maximize efficiency. To access Lucid AI, open a Lucidchart document and navigate to the very top of the left-hand panel to open the chat.  From within the Lucid AI chat, type in your prompt and start creating! Here are a few things that Lucid AI can help you with: Create a diagram: Supported diagram types include flowcharts, ERDs, mind maps, and more. Brainstorm: Easily generate and organize ideas. Apply conditional formatting: Save time and ask Lucid AI to create your conditional formatting rules. Ask questions: Ask Lucid AI questions about your document.In this post, we’ll take a look at how Lucid AI could help with two different use cases!  Creating a starting point for diagramming with Lucid AI  First let’s look at creating an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) diagram for an online store. Starting with a prompt, Lucid AI

Last April, we expanded Lucid’s vision as a work acceleration platform powered by visual collaboration. Now, we’re continuing to support users through large-scale initiatives, such as process improvement, agility workflows, and AI transformation. We’re delighted to announce new capabilities to keep accelerating your business forward!  Lucid AINewly announced, Lucid AI builds on intelligent capabilities to help teams maximize efficiency in their work. Lucid AI gives users a unified interface with an AI assistant that can help you:Generate ideas for easy brainstorming. Create diagrams directly on the Lucid canvas and refine them. Apply conditional formatting to save time. Summarize document contents.  Assisted layoutAssisted layout automatically aligns shapes within swimlanes, Containers, and Frames to create a more organized workspace. New assisted layout features have just been announced, including the ability to:Manually resize containers Add or remove empty rows and columns Add shape

Assisted layout helps to arrange content within Lucid organizers- including swimlanes, frames and all container types. This feature automatically aligns shapes to create a clean, presentable workspace. Assisted layout is also available with AI-generated content, making brainstorming and board organization easy and efficient. What’s new this Lately @ Lucid? Let’s take a look at some of the newest assisted layout features! Resizable containers You can now manually resize assisted layout containers and frames to make more room for your workflows and ideas. You can choose between Fit or Manual in the assisted layout menu. By default, assisted layout containers are set to Manual, allowing you the flexibility to expand the size and shape of your frame. Switching to Fit will automatically resize your container as you add or remove shapes.  Added white space Assisted layout now supports introducing intentional white space onto your canvas to help structure your content visually. For example, a

A team hub is a central shared space for teams to access important documents, track project progress, and access important links. Recently released, team roles and permissions allow users to assign different levels of control and ownership!  There are two roles - team member and team manager. What are the main differences?Team members are assigned by team managers and can be given the following document permissions:Edit and share Edit Comment ViewTeam managers have all the same document access as team members, and they have access to these additional tools:Determine team type (open, closed, or hidden team) Add or remove team members Manage team documents and document permissions Restore archived items Team roles and permissions streamline the way teams work, supporting collaboration and allowing them to work together faster. To learn more about the various roles and permissions, check out this Help Center article: Use team hubs in Lucid to collaborate and stay organized.  Questions? Co

 June 2024 newsletterHello, community friends! My name is Kelsey Gaag, and I am the newest member of the Lucid Community team. I’m so excited to introduce our new and improved monthly newsletter. We’ll create and post this informative newsletter at the end of every month to recap important events, notable posts, top contributors and more! Community news 📰Trusted User GroupThe Lucid product team has just launched a Data Trusted User Group of enthusiastic and experienced Lucid users who test new features and provide feedback on how to improve Lucid products. These users get an inside look into what Lucid is working on and how our product team works. This group is perfect for users who have experience working with data linking, formulas, org charts, and other intelligent diagramming features.These members of this group get exclusive benefits, including access to new features, influence on workflows, and the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded users and the Lucid product team! Lea

As we shared last month, the Lucid team continuously makes small but impactful updates to improve your experience in the Lucid Suite—and we’re still going! Here’s a summary of the most recent updates designed to make interactions within Lucid more intuitive and efficient: Organizer drop zones: Move shapes around drop zones more precisely, thanks to a tidier view.   Editing empty Frame titles: Double-click an empty Frame to see text options and add a title. Wrapping pasted text: Copy and paste text on a Lucid canvas, and it will automatically wrap at 65 characters for an optimal viewing experience.  Profile shapes: Add profile shapes to custom shape banks and shape libraries. Text blocks grow with text alignment: Begin typing in a text block, and it will expand based on alignment settings (e.g., left align, center align, right align). Consistent fonts when pasting text: Eliminate the need to manually adjust formatting when pasting text into auto-resizing text boxes. Comment below to let

We’re excited to spotlight one of the members of our Lucid Legend program: ​@rsnyderpsu  🎉 . Robert is a Enterprise Architect in the Higher Education industry. We want to highlight a few specific things that make Robert “legendary!”Robert has earned 3  badges and earned over 300 points in the Lucid Legends program. Robert also loves collecting and enjoying Vintage Stereo Equipment!Check out Robert’s badges, post responses, and stats on their profile. You can follow them to receive updates on their posts! Spotlight Story:What do you like best about the Lucid Legends program?I really appreciate the opportunity to work with other community members from across professions and industries to help support and shape Lucid.How has the Lucid Legends program helped you develop professionally?I have learned so much more about how to use Lucid more efficiently and effectively. How have you used Lucid in your role or how has it contributed to the success of a project?I use Lucid daily, so this expe

We’re excited to spotlight one of the members of our Lucid Legend program: ​@Grieser 🎉 . Eric is an Agile Coach and Scrum Master in the Insurance and Finance industry. We want to highlight a few specific things that make Eric “legendary!”Eric has earned 3 badges, 2 best answers, and earned over 300 points in the Lucid Legends program. A fun fact about Eric is that he love to D-I-Y.  Eric is a big weekend warrior, and loves to do car maintenance, woodworking, landscaping, sewing.He also loves learning new things and enjoys being a problem solver in real life too! It also doesn't hurt that he can enjoy a good craft beer after a job well done!Check out Eric’s badges, post responses, and stats on his profile. You can follow Eric to receive updates on his posts! Spotlight StoryWhat do you like best about the Lucid Legends program?What I like best about the Lucid Legends program is hard to answer, so I will give my top three!First off, continuously learning from experienced members who use

 We are delighted to announce some exciting updates for this Lately @ Lucid launch! Visual collaboration is at the core of everything we do here at Lucid. Since 2010, our products have helped teams collaborate on projects from ideation to planning to execution. We want to extend this value by providing even deeper solutions to customers just like you! For that reason, we’re turning things up a notch and expanding our vision!Lucid is a work acceleration platform powered by visual collaboration that helps teams get aligned and transform their businesses. In light of this vision, we’re excited to announce three accelerators for Enterprise accounts designed to optimize your work. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the features offered with each accelerator! Get more details on the Lucid blog.  Agility AcceleratorAvailable to Enterprise customers for purchase at the beginning of May 2025, the Agility Accelerator helps organizations better scale their Agile practices to improve team performance,

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We're excited to share some recent updates and improvements to the Lucid Suite that we think you'll find incredibly helpful. Check out the details below and feel free to share your thoughts and questions in the comments! Smarter text box sizingText box sizing is now more intuitive. Text boxes automatically adjust to fit your text and honor the alignment settings you've chosen. We also give a nice preview to help you decide which font size is right. Previews of shape on cursorsA new shape preview appears alongside the cursor when adding certain types of shapes to make it clearer how to get started. Quickly resize framesDouble-click on any corner of a frame to resize it. The frame automatically adjusts to fit its content. Text line heightWe increased the spacing between lines from 1.0 to 1.2 to improve readability of text on the canvas and increase consistency between Lucidchart and Lucidspark. Shape border stylingThe default border thickness has been reduced from 3px to

Hello Lucid Community!  This month we have new features releases popular conversations bug fixes and some new feature requests. Also check out our most important conversations to stay informed about the latest at Lucid and get even more value out of Lucidchart Lucidspark and Lucidscale! We publish this newsletter once a month; make sure to follow the Announcements and Community Information topic so you never miss an update and post any comments or questions below!    ✨Most Popular Conversations Here are the Lucid Community’s most popular posts from this month! Check them out and keep the conversation going by asking a question or sharing a tip of your own. Check out our Community spaces! Check out:  Lucid for Education for teachers and educators: Share your examples of Lucid in the classroom Check out Icebreaker perfect for getting to know your students Inspiration to learn more how people are using Lucid in their specific roles:  Lucid for Sales En

We’re excited to spotlight one of the members of our Lucid Legend program: ​@Catherine Fahidin 🎉 Catherine is a Transformation Consultant and has been part of the Lucid Legends since February of this year. We want to highlight a few specific things that make her “legendary!”Since joining, Catherine has excelled in the Lucid Legends earning 3 badges and over 333 points in the Lucid Legends program. She has been traveling to several countries with her family, and continues to add new visited countries to her list every year. Catherine is an amazing addition to our program and the community! She is often helping users by providing detailed instructions, like in this post!Check out Catherine’s badges, post responses, and stats on their profile. You can follow them to receive updates on their posts! Spotlight Story ✨What do you like best about the Lucid Legends program?What I like best about the Lucid Legends program is getting to know the latest capabilities in Lucid, and being able to sh

Announced during the Lately @ Lucid webinar on April 3rd, the Agility Accelerator is now live and available for purchase by Enterprise-level accounts! In this post, we’re taking a look at the ways in which agile program managers can leverage the Agility Accelerator for their work.Agile program managers play a critical role in scaling agile practices across multiple teams to ensure their organization meets delivery goals. To do this effectively, they must facilitate strategic alignment while preserving team autonomy.It’s challenging to implement consistent workflows across teams, while also maintaining team autonomy and allowing teams to work in a way that works best for them. A lack of consistency across teams can result in work that is out of sync, messy handoffs between teams, delays and rework, and wasted time. Another major challenge is the lack of qualitative insights into how teams are feeling and what risks or blockers might exist. There is often no clear visibility into team se

Lucid tip 📁Brush up on these best practices to effectively organize documents and folders in team hubs. Ensure that you have what you need to smoothly share documents with stakeholders outside of your teams. As ​@Patrick Saul puts it, “Effective external sharing begins with internal organization.” Lately @ Lucid 🎉Thank you to all who joined our biggest Lately @ Lucid event yet on April 3! We hope you’re just as excited as we are for the new accelerators.Also announced during the event, Lucid has acquired airfocus! Learn more about the acquisition in our blog post and check out a real-world example of the Lucid Cards for airfocus integration in the post below: Leaderboard 🏆This month's top three Lucid Legends contributors are ​@Eric Padron, ​@Humas1985, and ​@Ria S, and the top three community contributors are ​@amj_nyc, ​@NMN, and @Inguyenduc. Thank you for your participation in the community! 

New site search functionality Did you know that you can use your browser search bar for documents within Lucid? Well you can! Check out this post for details on how to set up this functionality in your browser.  Template feedback wanted 💬Our product team is looking for feedback on our new product discovery templates. Check out these templates and leave your feedback in the post below:  Research – If you’ve conducted user or market research, check this out! Ideate – Got experience brainstorming? See how this template sparks ideas! Prototype – Built early versions of a product? Give this a try! 🧪 Test – If you’ve run usability tests or gathered feedback, this one’s for you! Align – Worked on product alignment or strategy? Let us know what you think!Leaderboard 🏆  This month's top three Lucid Legends contributors are ​@Humas1985 , ​@Shira M, and ​@Eric Padron.​The top three community contributors are ​@johnktejik, ​@Elzaro, and ​@patrickpereira1988. Thank you for your participation

We’re excited to spotlight one of the members of our Lucid Legend program: ​@Eric Padron   🎉 Eric is a System Architect in the Software industry and his favorite food is Chipotle! We want to highlight a few specific things that makes Eric legendary!”Eric joined the program over a month ago in February and he has quickly advanced to Level 5 in the Lucid Legends program! Eric has 47 amazing and quality replies that have helped so many users! He has 2 best answers in the community, and 3 in the Lucid Legends group!Check out Eric’s badges, post responses, and stats on his profile. To receive updates on his posts, you can follow him! Spotlight Story 💡What do you like best about the Lucid Legends program?I entered the Lucid Legends program with a very narrow view of the product suite. I live in Lucidchart, working out business processes and thinking through data models. The best part about the Lucid Legends program is the gamification of exploring features and exposure to other people's us