Comments on: Visio Network Server Shape Icon Customization Tool

By: Visio Guy

Visio Guy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:18:15 +0000

Ok I see what you guys want. I could probably make it so that the server shape could be replaced as well. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of time right now. I suppose I could be persuaded if someone wanted to commission a small bit of work…

By: Rob Jansen

Rob Jansen — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:38:27 +0000

Great tool, but I want just like whoapower to edit shapes on other source servers (like the virtualization servers (the blue ones)).

Is this possible?
Or at least can you unlock the source server shape?

By: whoapower

whoapower — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:23:20 +0000

Great tool! Can you make it so the server icon is editable as well? Looking for 1U and 2U servers to modify this way. And I do understand it will not look as clean.

By: janw

janw — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:57 +0000

WOW!! Thank you! This is a really handy cool tool!

By: nalaka

nalaka — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:10:18 +0000

Dear Visio Guy

Thank you very much for your great Server shape customisation tool! Is there any way of automatically generating the associated shadow?

By: Visio Guy

Visio Guy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:57:02 +0000

Hi LM,

While grouping works fine as a quick solution, there are a few problems with grouping:

1. You bury the custom properties/shaped data fields that come with the server shape.
2. You lose the ability to easily edit and move the text that is attached to the server shape.
3. The alignment box of the server shape gets bigger, and less “grid-friendly”, which can make it more complicated to align the shape with other servers and network equipment.
4. You haven’t created a unique master that can be easily added to a stencil and re-used

These aren’t huge problems, and if you know how to sub-select shapes inside of groups (many users don’t know), they can be overcome. This tool makes a “real server shape” with your own icon, with all of the conveniences that go along with it.

By: littleman

littleman — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:22:52 +0000

Well, before today, I always drag a “Server” and paste the icon I need, and then just group them together