Importing a Visio diagram
Important: This feature is only available if Blueprint is configured to run with
You can import Visio diagrams into the following artifact types:
- Generic diagram
- UI mockup
- Business process diagram
When you import a Visio diagram, Blueprint substitutes your Visio shapes with matches that exist on the palette. In cases where a suitable Blueprint shape does not exist, the original Visio shape is imported as an external shape.
Note: Blueprint does not currently support importing rich text formatting in shapes from Visio. Instead, rich text is imported as plain text formatting.
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Requirements
To import a Visio diagram, you require the following:
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- Blueprint version 5.1.2 and later
- Microsoft Visio 2010 must be installed. However, you can import visio files from version 2003 and 2007.
To import a Visio diagram:
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In Blueprint, open the artifact to which you want to import the Visio diagram.
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Click the Visio Diagram button on the ribbon (Import/Export tab, Import group).
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Select the Visio diagram you want to import and then click Open.
Upon importing a diagram, Blueprint replaces the diagram's shapes with equivalent Blueprint shapes. In certain cases, imported shapes have no equivalents on the Blueprint palette.
Tip: By using the External Shapes indicator, you can identify imported shapes that have not been replaced with Blueprint shapes.
To identify an external shape:
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Select the External Shapes check box on the ribbon (View tab, Show Indicators group):
Indicators appear next to all external shapes in your diagram.
