Comments on: Pre-wired Sankey Diagram Shapes http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/ Smart graphics for visual people. Visio Guy offers Microsoft Visio shapes, stencils, templates, code, power user tips and programming advice and ShapeSheet examples for creating Visio SmartShapes. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Visio Guy » “Follow the Money” Visio Sankey Diagram http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-23543 Visio Guy » “Follow the Money” Visio Sankey Diagram Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-23543 [...] contrast, shapes like those in Pre-wired Sankey Diagram Shapes, are (still) very limited in their geometry: they only do “straight arrow”. But, they [...] [...] contrast, shapes like those in Pre-wired Sankey Diagram Shapes, are (still) very limited in their geometry: they only do “straight arrow”. But, they [...]

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]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18408 Visio Guy Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:09:03 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18408 Hi Pete, Yes, we need some tail options - you mean basically an "anti-arrowhead" on the left side of the arrow shape, right? One of these days... Hi Pete,

Yes, we need some tail options – you mean basically an “anti-arrowhead” on the left side of the arrow shape, right?

One of these days…

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18407 Visio Guy Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:07:09 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18407 Hi Dave, The white line doesn't show on my printer (HP 2600n). I have seen these white lines even in Visio when abutting shapes that have no outline, though. Not sure what to do to get printing to work. Maybe one of these might pay off: - Mess with Printer settings - Mess with Visio display settings (Tools > Options > "Display options") - Export as metafile and try printing that - Print as PDF - Export as high-resolution bitmap, then print the bitmap Hi Dave,

The white line doesn’t show on my printer (HP 2600n). I have seen these white lines even in Visio when abutting shapes that have no outline, though.

Not sure what to do to get printing to work. Maybe one of these might pay off:

- Mess with Printer settings
- Mess with Visio display settings (Tools > Options > “Display options”)
- Export as metafile and try printing that
- Print as PDF
- Export as high-resolution bitmap, then print the bitmap

]]> By: Dave http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18406 Dave Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:53:57 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18406 These shapes are cool to look at. However, when I print them out, I see a white line that separates the process box from the arrow. Anyway to resolve this on the print job? These shapes are cool to look at. However, when I print them out, I see a white line that separates the process box from the arrow. Anyway to resolve this on the print job?

]]> By: Pete http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18405 Pete Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:05:11 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18405 Could you add arrow tails as an option? That way you could use the sankey diagram to show "inputs" as well as "outputs". I'd try it myself, but I'm really new to Shapesheet editing. Could you add arrow tails as an option? That way you could use the sankey diagram to show “inputs” as well as “outputs”.

I’d try it myself, but I’m really new to Shapesheet editing.

]]> By: Sankey Diagrams » Blog Archive » Visio Guy’s http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18335 Sankey Diagrams » Blog Archive » Visio Guy’s Tue, 27 May 2008 07:58:24 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18335 [...] the full blog post. There is a download link for this Visio shape at the end. Posted by phineas May 27th, 2008 [...] [...] the full blog post. There is a download link for this Visio shape at the end. Posted by phineas May 27th, 2008 [...]

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18332 Visio Guy Mon, 26 May 2008 21:11:47 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18332 Ah there's my Sankey-heckler :) Hi Ted! It's kind of un-elegant to pre-build 10 arrows into a group, but what the heck, storage is cheap these days! The articles/downloads: <a href="http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/16/marketing-pyramid-shapes/" rel="nofollow">Marketing Pyramid Shapes</a> <a href="http://www.visguy.com/2006/10/09/circular-multi-arrows/" rel="nofollow">Circular Multi-arrows</a> also work that way (some have up to 20 sub-shapes!) Yeah, the level-text seemed like a good idea at 2am, but an in-line option might be nice. I think the Shape Data dialog is already a bit dizzying with only five arrows/10 properties, but the props could be moved back to the arrows, I suppose. If I figure out a nicer arrow that has bends in in, then maybe I'll re-visit this. Right now, the straight-only arrows make for a somewhat boring Sankey, but I wanted to see if anyone found this interesting! Cheers, - Chris Ah there’s my Sankey-heckler :) Hi Ted!

It’s kind of un-elegant to pre-build 10 arrows into a group, but what the heck, storage is cheap these days!

The articles/downloads:
Marketing Pyramid Shapes
Circular Multi-arrows

also work that way (some have up to 20 sub-shapes!)

Yeah, the level-text seemed like a good idea at 2am, but an in-line option might be nice.

I think the Shape Data dialog is already a bit dizzying with only five arrows/10 properties, but the props could be moved back to the arrows, I suppose.

If I figure out a nicer arrow that has bends in in, then maybe I’ll re-visit this. Right now, the straight-only arrows make for a somewhat boring Sankey, but I wanted to see if anyone found this interesting!

Cheers,

- Chris

]]> By: Ted http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/26/pre-wired-sankey-diagram-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-18327 Ted Mon, 26 May 2008 15:41:22 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=866#comment-18327 told you you could do this without VBA. Also could orient the text based on the angle of the diagram. Width managed by control handles...can hide/show handles as needed. Connection points to chain together (type 2s). Could even probably have an action task to define how many in the shape (Up to say 10). This would give you a unit of measure. Then table/custom properties could set how many units for each given entry. told you you could do this without VBA.
Also could orient the text based on the angle of the diagram.
Width managed by control handles…can hide/show handles as needed.
Connection points to chain together (type 2s).

Could even probably have an action task to define how many in the shape (Up to say 10). This would give
you a unit of measure. Then table/custom properties could set how many units for each given entry.

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