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How to Import Visio Stencil?
16 Dec 20241 minute to read
You can import Visio stencils (.vss and .vsx) into symbol palettes. Essential® Diagram uses the Visio stencil converter to convert the stencils as the symbol palette. You have to add Syncfusion.Diagram.Utility.Windows.dll as a reference in your application to use this converter.
The following code example illustrates how to convert Visio stencils into symbol palettes.
SymbolPalette paletteToReturn = null;
string strFileName = "Basic Flowchart Shapes.vss";
//Create an instance of VisioStencilConverter
VisioStencilConverter converter = new VisioStencilConverter(strFileName);
converter.ShowProgressDialog = true;
//Convert the stencil as SymbolPalette
paletteToReturn = converter.Convert();
paletteGroupBar1.AddPalette(paletteToReturn);
Dim paletteToReturn As SymbolPalette = Nothing
Dim strFileName As String = "Basic Flowchart Shapes.vss"
'Create an instance of VisioStencilConverter
Dim converter As VisioStencilConverter = New VisioStencilConverter(strFileName)
converter.ShowProgressDialog = True
'Convert the stencil as SymbolPalette
paletteToReturn = converter.Convert()
paletteGroupBar1.AddPalette(paletteToReturn)
NOTE
You must have Visio installed in your machine to import the stencils.