How to Import Visio Drawing as Stencil?

Convert Visio drawings into Visual Paradigm stencil shapes, and then use them in your software design. In this tutorial, you can learn how to import Visio drawings into Visual Paradigm as stencil shapes and create diagram using those imported stencils.

August 16, 2010
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Creating a Visio Drawing

  1. In Microsoft Visio, select a category and then double-click your target template.
    Select category in Visio
  2. Drag Car 1, Tree, Block 7, and Factory from the toolbar and drop them onto the diagram pane.
    Drag Visio shapes
  3. Finally, save the drawing as a .vdx file and enter the file name as visio-drawing.vdx.

Importing a Visio Drawing

  1. In Visual Paradigm, open the Stencil pane by selecting View > Panes > Stencil from the toolbar.
  2. Click Import Stencil...
    Click Import Stencil
  3. Select the location where you've stored visio-drawing.vdx previously in the Import dialog box.
  4. As a result, the Visio drawings are shown on the Stencil pane.
    Visio drawings in Stencil pane
  5. Open a diagram and drag the car onto the diagram.
    Use as stencil