custom shapes with org chart behavior

[mark d]

I have created some shapes that I would like to behave like the delivered org
chart shapes. Specifically, I want to be able to drop a shape onto another
and create the hierarchy and the connections.

I'm running Visio 2007 and i have the SDK installed. I've looked at the
shapesheets for the org chart shapes, but can't see what creates the behavior
I'm looking for. I'm probably overlooking something or just not looking in
the right place.

Is what I want to do possible? If so, any assistance would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[David J Parker [MVP Visio]]

The Org Chart solution is bespoke to particular shapes.
They have a lot of User-Defined cells to specify their behavior.
You will find it very difficult to reproduce them ... you may have more luck
if you use copies of the original and amend them (I did successfully do this
for a project in the past).

 

[mark d]

Thanks, David. I had pretty much come to the same conclusion myself. My new
shapes are more complex than the basic shapes, but I was able to copy some
shapesheet data over and get most of the behavior i was looking for (and some
that I wasn't).