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Visio Technical in a Nutshell

Visio Corporation says that Visio Technical is the efficient way to create and share 2D drawings. Suitable for use by CAD professional or an occasional user requiring a quick drawing in the field. Visio Technical can help you produce technical drawings easily and very quickly.

Visio Technical is the ideal tool for:

  • Space plans
  • Facilities management
  • process plant design
  • HVAC design
  • Industrial & building automation design
  • Electrical engineering schematics
  • Mechanical engineering drawings
  • Piping and instrumentation drawings
  • Manufacturing and assembly drawings

Features of Visio Technical 2000

Intelligent drag-and-drop SmartShape symbols
Construct drawings using more than 4,000 parametrically driven shapes. Unlike static CAD blocks, these shapes have built-in intelligence about the real-world objects they represent: for example valve shapes are programmed to align with pipes and inherit their diameters.

Broad range of industry-specific drawing solutions
Build a variety of technical drawings, including space plans, f acidities management plans, process plant designs, HVAC schematics, building mechanical plans, fluid power schematics, factory floor layouts, electrical schematics, and more. Also create business diagrams using Visio 2000 Standard Edition shapes (included with Technical Edition).

Smart connection lines
Join shapes using lines that behave like pipelines, electrical wiring, and other industry specific connections. Because of SmartConnectors technology, lines stay connected even when you move shapes. Plus, Technical Edition automatically routes lines around new shapes and adds jumps where lines cross.

Instant reports
Assign part numbers, asset tags, and other custom data to the shapes in a drawing, or link those shapes to information stored in databases. Then automatically generate bills of materials, parts lists, and other reports. Incorporate your reports into drawings or export the data to Microsoft Excel.

Superior CAD compatibility
Import and export DWG files from Autodesk AutoCAD (v2.5-AutoCAD 2000) and IntelliCAD 98, as well as Bentley Systems MicroStation (DGN) files.. Control the visibility, color, and line thickness of layers when you insert CAD files as backgrounds— even make individual layers editable on the fly. If you drop shapes onto background DWG files, they automatically rotate and snap to the underlying geometry.

Precision drawing tools
Draw shapes with pinpoint accuracy using shape extension lines and on-screen prompts. Snap to geometric points, such as endpoints, tangents, and intersections. Position and align shapes quickly and accurately with the dynamic grid.

Enhanced Internet support
Publish drawings easily on any intranet or Internet site. Add multiple hyperlinks to any object to connect drawings to relevant information. Save drawings as HTML pages in GIF, JPEG, PNG, or VME graphics format. VML-based graphics download more quickly and support panning and zooming in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0.

Customizable drawing platform
Create custom drawing solutions using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.n (built in), Visual Basic, C, or C++. Work with solutions from leading third parties, such as Cadcentre, CAdis, DataViews, Digital lbols, Echelon, ICARUS, Lomasoft, Siebe Environmental Controls, Technical Toolboxes, and Visimation.

Import-Export-Display Options

  • Import and export BMP/DIB, CGM, EPS/AI, IGES, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PCX, Macintosh PICT, TIFF and WMF.
  • Import and export editable or display-only versions of AutoCAD files (DWG, DXF, DWF).
  • Import Corel CMX or CorelFLOW files, as well as files from CorelDRAW 3-7, Micrografx ABC Flowcharter, Designer, Windows Draw and Charisma

System Requirements

  • MS Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 operating system
  • Intel Pentium (minimum) 166MHz or better CPU recommended
  • 16Mb RAM (minimum for Win 95/98); 24Mb RAM (Win NT). 32Mb recommended.
  • 125 Mb hard disk space required for typical installation
  • CD-ROM drive (required for installation only)

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