Stencils and masters

Stencils and masters

These samples rely on extension methods defined by VisioAutomation. Add this using statement at the top to enable the extensions in your source code.

using VisioAutomation.Extensions;

Drop one shape using a master

var stencil = doc.Application.Documents.OpenStencil("basic_u.vss");
var rectmaster = stencil.Masters["Rectangle"];
var page = doc.Pages.Add();

var shape1 = page.Drop(rectmaster, 1.0, 2.0);

var p = new VisioAutomation.Drawing.Point(5.0, 4.0);
var shape2 = page.Drop(rectmaster, p);

Drop multiple shapes

var stencil = doc.Application.Documents.OpenStencil("basic_u.vss");
var rectmaster = stencil.Masters["Rectangle"];
var page = doc.Pages.Add();

var centerpoints = new[] {
                               new VisioAutomation.Drawing.Point(1, 2),
                               new VisioAutomation.Drawing.Point(5, 4)
                           };
var masters = new[] { rectmaster, rectmaster };
short[] shapeids = page.DropManyU(masters, centerpoints);