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Visio Shapes
An introduction to Visio shapes… There are four main styles of Visio shapes in SI: Line, Elevation, Plan, and Schematic… 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
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
Generating Side Views for Visio Shapes
How to generate a side view of a Visio shape… e.g., a rack full of equipment, you may have to use the Bring to Front or Send to Back functions in Visio
Visio or AutoCAD not Linked to SI
The issue being discussed in this article is: You open a Visio or AutoCAD file in SI, and none of… The following is the cause: Visio or AutoCAD was installed after the SI Client was installed… In most cases, Visio will be installed as a 32-bit application
Managing Category Assignments to Visio Shapes
How to manage category assignments to Visio shapes… This is the opposite of the Manage Shape Assignments feature. 1/ In the D-Tools SI window within Visio… can always reset to the default preassignments from D-Tools. 1/ In the D-Tools SI window within Visio