Shape > Operations > Offset might help you.

Or create a custom line pattern with two parallel lines in it. See: Release the Power of Visio Custom Line Patterns

I don’t think you can change the style of dimensions that show when you select the lines, but you can add dimension line shapes to your drawing that have more options.

For example, there is a stencil that you can find via:

File > Shapes > Visio Extras > Dimensioning – Architectural

that is full of dimension line shapes. Just right click them and choose “Precision & Units…”

(Note: these shapes might only be available in the Professional version of Visio – I can’t remember off hand)

I am using visio to do overhead layouts. I want to add dimensions to the drawing. some walls, some shapes, some square lines…

how do i dimension point to point?

I DO NOT

have dimensions as an options under
Shapes-
– visio extras

and i was told this is where i should find this

How can I create a ceiling layout different in each room. In some cases I have odd shaped rooms with triangles.

Please confirm.

Thank-you
MartinH.

Does anybody know how to create a shape using an excel file and then importing it into Visio to create a shape? I want the values in the excel file to correspond to a position in Visio Coordinate System. I know I could use the Size & Position window to move a shape to a specific location but I don’t want to manually.

Thanks,

Lenny

Do you mean in the Size & Position window or on the shape itself?

Since Depth would have to be added to a shape as a “Custom Property” or “Shape Data” field, it could only show up in the View > Shape Data window, not in the Size & Position window.

The Size & Position window is purely about drawing–Visio shapes as pure graphics, not as meaningful objects.

When you create room layout objects that have depth properties, the Size & Position window doesn’t know about them. But the Shape Data window can display any custom fields that you add to your shapes.

I hope this makes sense(!)

- Chris

How do I do that?

Thank you

Sounds like some sort of rounding-error, but I can’t really tell you what to do.

You said “it doesn’t matter”, which wasn’t clear to me. You ALWAYS get 4′-12″ in the Size & Position window, even if the dimension line is 6′-8″?

Which dimension line are you using? What scale is your drawing? Which version of Visio are you using?