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    Render Visio documents as HTML, PDF, and image files

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    GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET allows you to render your Visio diagrams in HTML, PDF, PNG, and JPEG formats. You do not need to use Microsoft Visio or other diagramming software to load and view Visio files within your .NET application (web or desktop).

    To start using the GroupDocs.Viewer API, create a Viewer class instance. Pass a document you want to view to the class constructor. You can load the document from a file or stream. Call one of the Viewer.View method overloads to convert the document to HTML, PDF, or image format. These methods allow you to render the entire document or specific pages.

    View Visio files online View demos and examples on GitHub

    Supported Visio file formats

    GroupDocs.Viewer supports the following Visio file formats:

    GroupDocs.Viewer can detect the document format automatically based on information in the file header.

    Note
    Family of Visio file formats currently is not supported by the GroupDocs.Viewer.CrossPlatform.

    Render Visio files as HTML

    Create an HtmlViewOptions class instance and pass it to the Viewer.View method to convert a Visio file to HTML. The HtmlViewOptions class properties allow you to control the conversion process. For instance, you can embed all external resources in the generated HTML file, minify the output file, and optimize it for printing. Refer to the following documentation section for details: Rendering to HTML.

    Create an HTML file with embedded resources

    To save all elements of an HTML page (including text, graphics, and stylesheets) into a single file, call the HtmlViewOptions.ForEmbeddedResources method and specify the output file name.

    using GroupDocs.Viewer;
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
// ...

using (var viewer = new Viewer("flowchart.vsdx"))
{
    // Create an HTML file for each drawing page.
    // {0} is replaced with the current page number in the file name.
    var viewOptions = HtmlViewOptions.ForEmbeddedResources("page_{0}.html");
    viewer.View(viewOptions);
}

    Imports GroupDocs.Viewer
Imports GroupDocs.Viewer.Options
' ...

Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Using viewer = New Viewer("flowchart.vsdx")
            ' Create an HTML file for each drawing page.
            ' {0} is replaced with the current page number in the file name.
            Dim viewOptions = HtmlViewOptions.ForEmbeddedResources("page_{0}.html")
            viewer.View(viewOptions)
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module

    The following image demonstrates the result:

    Render a Visio file to HTML

    Create an HTML file with external resources

    If you want to store an HTML file and additional resource files (such as fonts, images, and stylesheets) separately, call the HtmlViewOptions.ForExternalResources method and pass the following parameters:

    • The output file path format
    • The path format for the folder with external resources
    • The resource URL format
    using GroupDocs.Viewer;
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
// ...

using (var viewer = new Viewer("flowchart.vsdx"))
{
    // Create an HTML file for each drawing page.
    // Specify the HTML file names and location of external resources.
    // {0} and {1} are replaced with the current page number and resource name, respectively.
    var viewOptions = HtmlViewOptions.ForExternalResources(
        "page_{0}.html", "page_{0}/resource_{0}_{1}", "page_{0}/resource_{0}_{1}");
    viewer.View(viewOptions);
}

    Imports GroupDocs.Viewer
Imports GroupDocs.Viewer.Options
' ...

Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Using viewer = New Viewer("flowchart.vsdx")
            ' Create an HTML file for each drawing page.
            ' Specify the HTML file names and location of external resources.
            ' {0} and {1} are replaced with the current page number and resource name, respectively.
            Dim viewOptions = HtmlViewOptions.ForExternalResources("page_{0}.html", "page_{0}/resource_{0}_{1}", "page_{0}/resource_{0}_{1}")
            viewer.View(viewOptions)
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module

    The image below demonstrates the result. External resources are placed in a separate folder.

    Place HTML resources in a separate folder

    Render Visio files as PDF

    Create a PdfViewOptions class instance and pass it to the Viewer.View method to convert a Visio file to PDF. The PdfViewOptions class properties allow you to control the conversion process. For instance, you can protect the output PDF file, reorder its pages, and specify the quality of document images. Refer to the following documentation section for details: Rendering to PDF.

    using GroupDocs.Viewer;
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
// ...

using (var viewer = new Viewer("flowchart.vsdx"))
{
    // Create a PDF file for the document.
    // Specify the PDF file name.
    var viewOptions = new PdfViewOptions("output.pdf");
    viewer.View(viewOptions);
}

    Imports GroupDocs.Viewer
Imports GroupDocs.Viewer.Options
' ...

Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Using viewer = New Viewer("flowchart.vsdx")
            ' Create a PDF file for the document.
            ' Specify the PDF file name.
            Dim viewOptions = New PdfViewOptions("output.pdf")
            viewer.View(viewOptions)
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module

    The following image demonstrates the result:

    Render a Visio file to PDF

    Render Visio files as PNG

    Create a PngViewOptions class instance and pass it to the Viewer.View method to convert a Visio file to PNG. Use the PngViewOptions.Height and PngViewOptions.Width properties to specify the output image size in pixels.

    using GroupDocs.Viewer;
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
// ...

using (var viewer = new Viewer("flowchart.vsdx"))
{
    // Create a PNG image for each drawing page.
    // {0} is replaced with the current page number in the image name.
    var viewOptions = new PngViewOptions("output_{0}.png");
    // Set width and height.
    viewOptions.Width = 950;
    viewOptions.Height = 800;
    viewer.View(viewOptions);
}

    Imports GroupDocs.Viewer
Imports GroupDocs.Viewer.Options
' ...

Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Using viewer = New Viewer("flowchart.vsdx")
            ' Create a PNG image for each drawing page.
            ' {0} is replaced with the current page number in the image name.
            Dim viewOptions = New PngViewOptions("output_{0}.png")
            ' Set width and height.
            viewOptions.Width = 950
            viewOptions.Height = 800
            viewer.View(viewOptions)
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module
    The following image demonstrates the result:

    Render a Visio file to PNG

    Render Visio files as JPEG

    Create a JpgViewOptions class instance and pass it to the Viewer.View method to convert a Visio file to JPEG. Use the JpgViewOptions.Height and JpgViewOptions.Width properties to specify the output image size in pixels.

    using GroupDocs.Viewer;
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
// ...

using (var viewer = new Viewer("flowchart.vsdx"))
{
    // Create a JPEG image for each drawing page.
    // {0} is replaced with the current page number in the image name.
    var viewOptions = new JpgViewOptions("output_{0}.jpg");
    // Set width and height.
    viewOptions.Width = 950;
    viewOptions.Height = 800;
    viewer.View(viewOptions);
}

    Imports GroupDocs.Viewer
Imports GroupDocs.Viewer.Options
' ...

Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Using viewer = New Viewer("flowchart.vsdx")
            ' Create a JPEG image for each drawing page.
            ' {0} is replaced with the current page number in the image name.
            Dim viewOptions = New JpgViewOptions("output_{0}.jpg")
            ' Set width and height.
            viewOptions.Width = 950
            viewOptions.Height = 800
            viewer.View(viewOptions)
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module

    Render only diagram shapes

    GroupDocs.Viewer allows you to render shapes used in a Visio diagram or stored in a Visio stencil file. These shapes are displayed in the Document Stencil pane in Microsoft Visio.

    Document Stencil pane in Visio

    To render only master shapes contained in Visio file, enable the VisioRenderingOptions.RenderFiguresOnly property for one of the following classes (depending on the output file format):

    The VisioRenderingOptions.FigureWidth property allows you to specify the shape width in pixels. The height is calculated automatically based on the aspect ratio of each shape.

    using GroupDocs.Viewer;
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
// ...

using (var viewer = new Viewer("map.vsdx"))
{
    // Convert the Visio file to PDF.
    var viewOptions = new PdfViewOptions("output.pdf");
    // Render the master shapes only.
    viewOptions.VisioRenderingOptions.RenderFiguresOnly = true;
    // Specify shape width in pixels.
    viewOptions.VisioRenderingOptions.FigureWidth = 200;
    viewer.View(viewOptions);
}

    Imports GroupDocs.Viewer
Imports GroupDocs.Viewer.Options
' ...

Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Using viewer = New Viewer("map.vsdx")
            ' Convert the Visio file to PDF.
            Dim viewOptions = New PdfViewOptions("output.pdf")
            ' Render the master shapes only.
            viewOptions.VisioRenderingOptions.RenderFiguresOnly = True
            ' Specify shape width in pixels.
            viewOptions.VisioRenderingOptions.FigureWidth = 200
            viewer.View(viewOptions)
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module

    The image below demonstrates the result.

    Render master shapes only

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