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Visio Shapes
An introduction to Visio shapes… SI shapes in Visio use the Shape Data interface within Visio; so, we recommend you enable this display… Shapes exist inside of Visio stencils (.vss files)
Creating a Visio File
How to create a Visio file from Project Explorer… To create a Visio file in SI: 1/ Select the project in Project Explorer, click the Visio button in… the ribbon, and select New Visio
Creating Custom Visio Templates
How to create custom Visio templates… Some examples of why you would want to create a custom Visio template are: You want to add your… You will also not want to check the "Populate company logo on title block" option when creating a Visio
Assigning Categories to Visio Shapes
How to assign categories to Visio shapes… You can assign multiple categories and subcategories to Visio shapes, such as Elevation and Plan… To access this feature, within the Visio interface, click on a page tab, e.g., Elevation View
Representing Wireless Signals in Visio
How to represent wireless signals in Visio… Visio Connector Shape… You can choose to represent wireless signals in Visio in multiple ways
Linking Visio Shapes to Products
How to link Visio shapes to products… You can create your own custom Visio shapes or link third-party Visio shapes to your SI catalog, e.g… You can use the Link to Product feature to link any Visio shape to an SI product
Generating Side Views for Visio Shapes
How to generate a side view of a Visio shape… such as a rack full of equipment, you may need to use the Bring to Front or Send to Back functions in Visio
Visio Rack Shape Looks Weird
The issue being discussed in this article is: You drag a rack to an Elevation page in Visio, and… Specifications tab and fill in the Rack Units field. 3/ Save and Close the product, and the rack shape in Visio
Copying and Pasting Products Between Visio and AutoCAD
How to copy and paste products from one Visio or AutoCAD page or drawing to another… You can use the Paste Special option within Visio and AutoCAD to choose whether or not products will… be added to the project when you copy and paste them from one Visio or AutoCAD page or drawing to another
Error 1416 When Saving a Visio Drawing
The issue being discussed in this article is: When you embed PDFs in a Visio drawing, you receive… the screenshot of the error: The following is the resolution: 1/ Select the PDF(s) in your Visio