Opening Visio Files in ConceptDraw

The native file format for Visio files is .vsd. However, you can set Visio to save all files with a .vdx extension, which can be opened by ConceptDraw. When opening a Visio generated .vdx extension file with ConceptDraw there you may notice some differences when viewing the file in Visio and ConceptDraw.

ConceptDraw does not support footers and headers, so any footer and header information that was in the Visio file will not be displayed in ConceptDraw. The header and footer information is not lost; they are just not viewable or modifiable within ConceptDraw.

Some Visio fonts are not supported by ConceptDraw. If this is the case, then you may select from a list of available fonts supported by ConceptDraw when prompted.

Importing and Exporting Visio and ConceptDraw Files

• To Import Visio Files to ConceptDraw:

  1. From the Visio File menu, select Import.
  2. Select XML for Visio.
  3. From the Open window, select the desired Visio file to be imported. Click Ok.

• To Import Visio Stencils to ConceptDraw:

  1. In Visio, save your stencils as a XML drawing.
     1. From the Visio File menu, click Save As.
     2. In the Save As window, select your stencils.
     3. In the Save As Type drop down menu, click XML Drawing (*.vdx).
  2. Import your stencils into ConceptDraw
  1. From the ConceptDraw File menu, select Import.
  2. Select XML for Visio.
  3. From the Open window, select the desired Visio file to be imported. Click Ok.

• To Export ConceptDraw to Visio XML:

  1. From the File menu, select Export.
  2. Select XML for Visio.
  3. From the Open window, select the desired file to be exported. Click Ok.

ConceptDraw Visio File Converter

If you do not have Visio available we have a free file conversion service on our web site where you can upload or email a .vsd file. Our automated service will convert the file to .vsx and send it back to you-- within 15 minutes or less!

You can even send us multiple .vsd files to us, compressed in a .zip or .sit format. Our automated service will extract and convert each file, then send the converted file back to you using the same compression format you originally sent it as.

The Visio file format is extremely complex. It's a good idea to experiment with a few of the files that you are going to use in ConceptDraw to see which is best for you.

Our conversion service is completely automated. There is no human interaction with your data. We do not retain any copies of what you send us. Our .vsd to .vdx conversion service is easily accessible from our website:
http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/visio/