How do I create a new shape. I want to design track shapes for c.

[Howard Hayes]

I am starting a model railroad and want to use Visio to develop the track
plan. Since Visio has no railroad design stencils, I want to create my own.
I need some help with creating shapes and adding them to a custom stencil.

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks,

Howard Hayes
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Al Edlund]

you might start here

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../html/OfficeVisioGettingStartedwithShapes.asp

followed by a more indepth scenario over here

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...vis2003_ta/html/OfficeVisioBuildingShapes.asp

Al

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Take a look at the hobbies section at
http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm. It lists a couple of sites that have
shapes for LGB.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm

 

[NormD]

Did you ever solve your Visio track plan issue? I, too, would like some
elements in Visio.

 

[David Parker]

Live Search forund this http://www.stanstrains.com/SoftwareVisioStencil.htm

 

[NormD]

The art of the search string! I had done some searching, but you got better
results than I did. I'd seen mention of this stencil, I believe, but never a
link to it. Thanks for the info.

Within Visio the subject of "custom line patterns" I've found deals with the
issue.

 

[Howard Hayes]

Norm,
I never did get the results I wanted, and decided to use Xtrkcad instead.
It is 'open' software and fully supported by a solid user group. Search for
it and download free.