How to Convert Visio to SVG in C#

How to Convert Visio to SVG in C#

Visio diagrams offer great help in drawing complex business flowcharts. You can use any diagramming software to make network diagrams using symbols and templates. However, you need to convert VSD/VSDX files to other popular file formats to meet business requirements. Therefore, in this blog post, you will learn how to convert Visio to SVG in C# programmatically. We will use this enterprise-level Visio file format library to achieve Visio to SVG, and Visio to HTML conversion.

We will cover the following points in this article:

Visio file format library installation

The installation process takes a few seconds which eventually saves production time. However, you can download the DLL files or install the API by running the following command in the NuGet package manager.

 Install-Package Aspose.Diagram

Convert Visio to SVG Programmatically in C#

Now, we will perform the Visio to SVG conversion using a few lines of source code in a .NET application.

The steps are:

  1. Instantiate an instance of the Diagram class and load the source VSDX file.
  2. Create an object of the MemoryStream class to create a stream.
  3. Invoke the Save method to save the resultant SVG directly to a stream.
  4. Call the Save method to save the resultant SVG file.
  5. Read the stream into the terminal/console

Copy & paste the following code into your main file:

Visio to HTML Conversion in C#

Similarly, this Visio file format library provides methods to convert Visio to HTML programmatically in C#.

You may follow the steps below:

  1. Invoke the Diagram constructor to load a VSD diagram.
  2. Save the diagram file as an HTML file by calling the Save method.

The code snippet below shows how to convert Visio VSDX to HTML in C#:

You can see the output in the image below:

Visio to HTML in C#

Get a Free License

You can avail of a free temporary license to try the API without evaluation limitations.

Summing up

We are ending this blog post here. You have learned how to convert Visio to SVG in C# programmatically in C#. In addition, you also have gone through the Visio to HTML conversion in C# using this Visio file format library. Moreover, you can navigate the documentation to know the other features.

Moreover, we suggest you follow our Getting Started guide.

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FAQs

How do I convert Visio to HTML?

Invoke the Diagram constructor to load a VSD diagram and save the diagram file as an HTML file by calling the Save method.

How do I save a Visio file as an SVG?

Follow this link to find the code snippet that demonstrates the Visio to SVG conversion programmatically.

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