Combining two stencils

Started by robmcvick, January 08, 2022, 04:50:18 PM

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robmcvick

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible to combine two stencils and have the first one open to show the second? Like a cabinet?

Appreciate any help. New to Visio.

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Nikolay

Visio has "templates". A template is a drawing (often empty, or containing something for a user to start from) plus a set of stencils.
When a user creates a new diagram using a template, the stencils, which were "included" (opened) in the template, are automatically opened also in the user's drawing that is based on that template.
Visio template files have ".vstx" extension (not "t" instead of "d").
Maybe this is what you are after?

Paul Herber

But the stencils are not "included", there is only a reference to them, so if the stencils are not on the stencil paths of the user then they won't be found.
Electronic and Electrical engineering, business and software stencils for Visio -

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wapperdude

I'm wandering if the OP really meant shapes rather than stencils??? 

At any rate, more clarification would be nice, since, as state, seame kinda vague...
If truly I intended to mean stencils, is it a stencil of, say, room elements, perhaps chais, tables, cabinets.  Then, clicking on cabinets opens a 2nd stencil of cabinet types/styles?
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Paul Herber

I suspect the OP may mean a nested stencil, like a set of nested tables! Click on a table shape and open a stencil of table shapes.
Electronic and Electrical engineering, business and software stencils for Visio -

https://www.paulherber.co.uk/

wapperdude

...OK...That fits the scenario I presented. 

That being the case, then the answer is no.  No way to do that.
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robmcvick

Thanks for the replies. I have attached a screenshot of the two stencils. I want to combine the two and be able to click on the top one and it reveals the bottom one. Is that possible?

Paul Herber

Electronic and Electrical engineering, business and software stencils for Visio -

https://www.paulherber.co.uk/

robmcvick


Visisthebest

robmcvick something like this feature (if we're actually talking about stencils & their shapes) is actually on the Visio road map: https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Visio

Visio: Collection of shapes

Create a collection of your favorite shapes to quickly access and use them in your document.

Feature ID: 68375
Added to roadmap: 5/24/2021
Last modified: 7/7/2021
Product(s): Visio
Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Platform(s): Web
Release phase(s): General Availability

Visio 2021 Professional

Surrogate

robmcvick,
I cant find this Cisco shape ! What is its name ?

I think it is SVG-based shapes, and you can hide one of sub-shapes (front or rear view)!

Surrogate

Quote from: Visisthebest on January 10, 2022, 09:01:43 AMVisio: Collection of shapes

Create a collection of your favorite shapes to quickly access and use them in your document.
Visisthebest, are you sure that this is about 3rd-party stencils ?

Visisthebest

I assume that is possible but Microsoft gives very little detail on its road map unfortunately.
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Surrogate

Quote from: Surrogate on January 10, 2022, 09:09:40 AM
I think it is SVG-based shapes, and you can hide one of sub-shapes (front or rear view)!
My example! This shape have context menu, you can open it with click right button on mouse.
Select option Change Pic at the top of context menu.