Welcome to the Shapes Page!
Here you’ll find links to all shape-related articles on Visio Guy, as well as links to other Visio shape-related resources!
Visio Shapes – General
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Visio Shapes – Engineering
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Visio Shapes – Hobby
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Visio Shapes – Network
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Visio Shapes – Plan View
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Visio Shapes – SharePoint
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Visio Shapes – Wireframes, Website layout, IA
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Visio Shapes Articles
- Drawing-Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof MünchenDownload and dissect, examine, learn-from, and re-use this Visio re-creation of Munich’s Central Bus Station directory map!
- AV Engineering Diagrams with Symbol Logic ECAVLearn a little bit about two of my customers, the products they provide, and the work I do for them. If you’re in the audio-visual systems business, this might be right up your alley!
- Visio Radial Grid v3Readers have been requesting new features for v2 of the Radial Grid shape, so I’ve created a v3 for your shaping pleasure! More Connection Points! The main thing missing from the last version was connection points on all of the circles. If you’re a fan of the Radial Grid shapes (version 1, or version 2), then you’ll immediately ...
- Visio Penrose Tile ShapesDownload this free diagram and build your own Penrose tile arrangements, featuring Visio’s 2D snapping feature!
- IKEA KALLAX Visio Elevation View ShapeIf you need to plan your next furniture rearrangement, this elevation-view, scaled IKEA KALLAX Visio shape might help you get the job done! We’ve just been looking at changing our living room cabinetry so that we can hide away more bigger things than our trusty old BILLYs are capable of. When it comes to rearranging furniture, Visio ...
- Moore’s Law VisualizationI’ve created an interesting visualization of “Moore’s Law” doublings that was inspired by a documentary I saw on YouTube. Read about it, check out the visuals, and download the source Visio file and do whatever you want with it!
- Draw the Virus with Boolean Operations!Learn how to build shapes using Visio’s boolean operations. We’ll join, trim, union and combine simple shapes together to form a quick but effective illustration of a Coronavirus. We’ll move shape pins and change their rotation point, and take a quick dive into the ShapeSheet as well. Finally, we’ll destroy the virus with the fragment ...
- Salesforce Schema Builder-style ERD ShapesDownload these free Visio ERD shapes that have the look of Salesforce’s Schemabuilder tool. Based upon Microsoft’s orginal “Crow’s Foot DB Notation” shapes, these shapes have nifty new features that should make them quite useful.
- Ordered List ShapesQuickly build indexed lists of boxes with these convenient “ordered list shapes”. Set a starting index, and a step, and you’re done!
- Extreme Scales in VisioJoin me as I STRESS TEST Visio’s drawing scale features and investigate what happens when you try to fit the Solar System on standard office paper!
Jeff says
This is a fantastic feed. Thanks for taking the time to do it.
We do a ton of wireframes in Visio and find the UI shapes seriously lacking. Any idea where I can find a set of complete UI shapes?
– jeff
Visio Guy says
Jeff,
I’m working on a Wireframe post, it’s currently in the “drafts” bucket. Check back soon!
Visio has a nice set of Windows UI shaps built-in. Have a look under Files > Shapes > Software > Windows and Dialogs. At least in Visio Professional, anyway.
– Chris
Miguel says
Can you design a new shape do draw a line that represents a ground line?
This line is in the bottom of the picture in the next link:
http://cnpgb.inag.pt/gr_barragens/gbportugal/Desenhos1/Pracana3des.gif
Something like:
______________
/ / / / / / /
Thanks.
Visio Guy says
Hi Miguel,
You can create “custom line patterns” in Visio, which will do what you need. Have a look at this article:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa200997(office.10).aspx
Robert Markie says
I am drawing some workflows for the network. I am looking for a ‘flexible arrow’ which I can make semi transparent to lay over the drawing.
suggestions?
Visio Guy says
Hi Robert,
If you look under File > Shapes > Block Diagram > Blocks, there’s a “Curved Arrow” shape that might be what you’re looking for.
Or if you need a connector, just right-click on the usual connector and choose “Curved Connector”
For all shapes, you can set transparency under Format > Fill or Format > Line.
– Chris
Robert Markie says
thanks…I am looking for a transparent large line /arrow. I have a drawing that I want to transpose over the drawing indicaitng the flow. I can make the line wider and grey is out, but it does not really solve the issue.
john traylor says
Hey,
Great information.
How does one curve text along a shape? Tangent to a circle or along a freeform line?
Thank you.
– j
James says
The Flowchart Shapes shape on the Basic Flowchart Shapes stencil (Basic Flowchart Shapes.VSS) is the only flowchart shape that can use right-click change behavior. None of the other flowchart shapes from this stencil have this functionality.
Do you or others know if there is any information around on how to changing this shape so that it also supports a circle and the Terminator shape?
Mike says
Hi Chris,
maybe you can help me:
Please look at
http://www.911dispatch.com/graphics/nena_ng911_diagram.gif
Do you think this Diagram is make with Visio?
Do you know where can i get this building shapes?
Thanks
Mike
Dan Gudorf says
Hi there,
I’m looking to build a shape in Visio 2003 that lets me specify a picture as its background and change it on the fly without having to alter or switch fill patterns. Any suggestions?
— Dan Gudorf
Visio Guy says
Hi Dan,
If the images you have aren’t huge, and aren’t great in number, you might consider building a “film strip”, and panning the images inside a cropped window/shape.
Since images in Visio can be cropped and panned, you can create a film-strip-style image — ie: several images next to each other — and then pan the correct image into view using some ShapeSheet smarts. If this is interesting, let us know, maybe we can get an example posted.
The new “Icon Sets” in Visio 2007’s Data Graphics use this technique as well. Have a look at Bill Morein’s blog. He’s got a Visio file for download that you might be able to tear apart and learn from.
– Chris
Mark says
Hi, quick query. I am using a few cisco shapes on a new visio 2003 document. When i select the shape and change the transparency the shape stays the same and does not get lighter? Can someone please let me know how to do this?
Visio Guy says
Hi Mark,
The Cisco shapes you are using might be metafiles wrapped inside of a Visio group shape. I just messed around a bit with metafiles in Visio, and it seems you can’t change the transparency of them, unfortunately.
– Chris
Amanda Schulze says
Hi there,
My company has asked me to create some wireframe shapes for software mockups. We want to keep the same functionality as the shapes provided by MS – but use our own images. For example, we want to have the slider effect scrollbar, but use our own scrollbar graphic. Is there any way to break apart the MS shapes and add our own graphics?
If not – how can I attach these functionalities (such as slider, properly sizing window title bars, etc)?
Thank you so much!
Amanda
Stefan says
Hi, I created masters from shapes and then edited with standard fill color. When I then create an instance, the color changes in tone or completely. All themes are off, no developer mode, I played with selfdefined colors but it didn’t really help. Any ideas?
Thanks, Stefan
Visio Guy says
Hi Stefan,
The only things I can think of are that 1. The color definitions in your stencil are different than those in your target definition, or 2. your masters use named styles that have different definitions in each document. In this case the masters would switch to the target-document’s style definitions on drop.
Hope this helps,
– Chris
noor says
hi,
can any one help me i create an organization chart so is there way to expand the shape in the full screen view by click on shape ??
Visio Guy says
Hi Noor,
Do you want to view the whole org-chart in full-screen view, like when you press F5? Or somehow zoom the shape so that it fills the screen?
– Chris
noor says
hi,
yes i would like the user interaction with the chart when it is in the view mode so during the view mode when the user click on any shape it is expended automatically, so is there a macro code or something can help me???
Regard’s
Brian says
I’m looking for a a stencil for 66-block and 110-block as well as any other Telcom shapes, but those two in particular.
Ben says
Leviton has several stencils for telecom use including 66 and 110 blocks – http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=15500&minisite=10028
Denny says
I am attempting to create custom shapes to act like the PCs do in the Computers and Monitors Stencils; have the ability to glue the connector to the shape and associate Shape Data to the object. Any quick solutions??
Thanks,
Denny
Tommy says
I want Visio shapes for Microsoft Office icons. Do these exist any where or is there a way to import icons into Visio?
Visio Guy says
Hi Tommy,
You can import images into Visio, so you could use icons.
The new Office 2007 icons are here on Bill Morein’s Weblog: http://blogs.msdn.com/wmorein/archive/2006/07/12/663616.aspx
You can chop the images into individual icons, then import them to Visio via: Insert > Picture > From File…
Cheers,
– Chris
Visio Guy says
Hi Denny,
Are you creating a network shape yourself? Or is it just a shape that needs connectors and Shape Data?
You could just alter one of the existing Visio network shapes that you’ve found on the computer and monitor stencil…
– Chris
Denny says
I think I got it, thanks.
www.simplicitycloudaccoubtibg.co says
Interested in icons
bhl says
Visio Electrical Shapes from Sandrila Ltd. is a dead link.
JAYASURIYA R S says
Hi brother, In Visio software I make a master shape of “minus” symbol,now I want to add 3 action for that minus shape . I want to give ” Plus”,”Multiple”&”Divided” , .. I make individual shape of that three symbol. How I give this 3 action in that “minus” master shape ..
I need some video reference file also , I think you can only help out in this topic.. I’m waiting for you’re response brother…
Mali I’d: jayasuriyaofficials@gmail.com