ConceptViz Alternative: FigEditor for Editable Research Figures

For a classroom kinetics slide, a chart must show the supplied numbers exactly while a companion diagram may be conceptual. Treating both as image generation makes the comparison unfair and can introduce false data. Start by separating those tasks.

Use a tiny dataset with an obvious answer

These are synthetic practice values, not experimental measurements:

Time, min	Signal, arbitrary units
0	1
1	3
2	5
3	7

Every adjacent increase is 2 units, so the line is y = 1 + 2x. A plotted point at time 2 must be at signal 5. The dataset deliberately makes errors easy to see; do not replace a real analysis with this line.

ConceptViz’s scatter-plot tool distinguishes an exact data mode from an AI illustration mode. That distinction is important when assessing alternatives: a diagram generator and a numerical plotting engine solve different jobs.

Define a separate conceptual task

Draw a teaching schematic with three stages: Add reagent → Mix → Read signal. Three boxes and two arrows. Leave the numerical chart out. Use a white background and blue accents; do not add times, concentrations or measured results.

Generate or draw this schematic separately, then assemble it beside the chart. In FigEditor, the figure workspace can draft the concept and the layout workspace can combine reviewed panels. Use an actual numerical plotting tool for the data panel.

Test one revision in each task

For the chart, change only the time-2 value from 5 to 6. The corresponding point must move; the other three values must remain unchanged. If a fitted line is displayed, it should be recomputed from the revised dataset rather than copied from the original illustration.

For the diagram, change Read signal to Record fluorescence. Check that no extra arrow or unsupported timing claim appeared. These two tests distinguish numerical fidelity from visual revision control.

Inspect the receiving file

Export a small SVG if offered and open it in the actual receiving application. Check whether chart labels are text, whether points are individual objects, and whether the diagram is a raster image or editable paths. An SVG containing an image is a valid mixed document, but it has different editing limits from a fully geometric chart.

ConceptViz’s public product page describes SVG/PPTX export options. Verify the current plan and operation cost before using them; do not infer all objects are editable from the format name.

Choose by the source of truth

If the task is a measured chart, prioritise exact data handling and reproducible analysis. If it is a conceptual explanation, prioritise correct relationships and revision control. For a mixed scientific figure, maintain both sources and assemble only after each panel passes its own checks.