Import a graphics file to start a new Visio drawingYou can import graphics files of different formats to start a new Visio drawing by using the Open command on the File menu.
The following graphics file formats are supported:
- AutoCAD Drawing File Format (.dwg, .dxf)
- Compressed Enhanced Metafile (.emz)
- Enhanced Metafile (.emf)
- Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
- JPEG File Interchange Format (.jpg)
- Portable Network Graphics (.png)
- Scalable Vector Graphics Drawing (.svg, .svgz)
- Tag Image File Format (.tif, .tiff)
- Windows Bitmap (.bmp, .dib)
- Windows Metafile (.wmf)
Note File formats may vary slightly between language versions. You may not get exactly the same results if you import files created in different language versions.
- On the File menu, click Open.
- In the Files of type box, click the file format of the file you want to import.
If you don't see the file format listed, Visio doesn't have a file filter for that format. Try saving the document in a format Visio can open.
Insert a graphics file into an existing Visio drawingYou can insert AutoCAD drawings, pictures, and clip art into an existing Visio drawing by using commands on the Insert menu.
Insert an AutoCAD drawing- On the Insert menu, click CAD Drawing.
- Locate the CAD file and click Open.
- To accept the default CAD drawing settings, click OK. Note The default CAD drawing settings are designed to ensure optimal results when you insert a CAD drawing. It is best to avoid adjusting the default settings unless you have a specific aim in mind.
When you insert a drawing in AutoCAD DWG or DXF format, you insert the last saved spatial view of the CAD drawing. A CAD drawing may have been saved in model space or paper space.
- Model space is the primary drawing workspace in which CAD drafters create drawings.
- Paper space is a workspace that is analogous to a sheet of paper, in which CAD drafters can arrange different views of the drawing.
A DWG drawing saved in paper space. The drawing contains two rectangualr viewports. A viewport is a window into the three-dimensional CAD drawing. Each viewport can be set to a different scale or angle.
Insert a picture from a graphics file- On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File.
- Locate the folder that contains the picture you want to insert, click the picture file, and then click Open. Tip You can also open graphics files from the File menu. On the File menu, click Open. In the Files of type list, click the graphics file format you want, and then locate the file. Click Open. Most files that you import into Visio drawings as graphic images appear as metafiles (metafile: A file that stores an image as graphical objects (lines, circles, polygons) rather than as pixels. Metafiles preserve an image more accurately than pixels when the image is resized. There are two types of metafiles, standard and enhanced.). However, bitmap files, such as .dib, .bmp, .pcx, and so on, remain bitmaps (bitmap: An image stored as a pattern of dots. A scanned photograph or graphic that you create in a paint program is usually stored as a bitmap.) in the Visio drawing.
Insert clip art- On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click Clip Art. Note If Clip Art is not installed on your computer, you are prompted to install it. Click Yes, and Microsoft Office Visio starts the installation. You may be prompted to insert the installation disc.
- In the Clip Art task pane, in the Search for text box, type a word or phrase that describes the clip art you want, or type in all or some of the file name of the clip art.
- To narrow your search, do one or both of the following:
- To limit search results to a specific collection of clip art, in the Search in box, click the arrow and select the collection you want to search.
- To limit search results to a specific type of media file, such as clip art, in the Results should be box, click the arrow and select the check boxes next to the types you want.
- Click Go.
- In the Results list, click the clip art to insert it.
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