Importing Visio drawing

You may have drew diagrams in Visio. You can now import your previous work through the import feature.

1. Save your Visio drawing as a .vdx file.
   

   A Visio drawing

2. To import a Visio drawing into VP-UML, select File > Import > Visio... in the main menu of VP-UML.
3. Specify the file path of the Visio drawing.
   

   NOTE:

   Only valid XML Drawing (*.vdx) can be imported. If your Visio drawing does not have a .vdx as extension, open it in Visio and save it as a .vdx file.

4. Click OK to start importing. This popup another Import Visio dialog box. As the model structure is different among Visio and Visual Paradigm, this dialog enables users to resolve inconsistency between Visio and VP-UML.
   

   The Import Visio dialog box

   
   The left hand side of the dialog box represents the structure of Visio drawing, while the right hand side represents the expected outcome in VP-UML through importing. Users can perform the following actions in this dialog box.
   
   

   Action Description and steps Not to import a shape Click on the button beside the shape node and select Not Import in the popup menu. Rename a shape when importing Click on the button beside the shape node and select Rename in the popup menu. Then, enter the new name of shape and press the Enter key to confirm renaming/. Reset the shape to another type Click on the button beside the shape node and select an appropriate shape type to reset to.

   Description of available import options on individual shape

5. Click OK when the import is configured. The drawings can then be accessible in the Diagram Navigator. You can then double click on the diagram node to open the diagram.

An overview of Import Visio dialog box

An overview of Import Visio dialog box