How do I make a "custom" shape?

[Dan Fusco]

I want to make a circle shape with a small "flat" section on one end of the
circle. Kind of the way a car tire low on air pressure would look, again a
circle with a "flat" section on one end.

I tried to do this be exporting a circle to "Paint" and modifying it and
then pasting it back into Visio but that did not work. I need to be able to
draw this custom shape in Visio.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Use the drawing toolbar and create a circle, then use the line from the
drawing toolbar to mark where you want the "flat". The line can extend
beyond edges of the circle. Select both shapes and choose Fragment from the
Operations submenu of the Shapes Menu. You will now have two shapes. Delete
the lower shape.

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
Visio Wishlist http://www.mvps.org/visio/wish_list.htm

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

If you need the falt tire effect (with the bulge at the bottom), you can
replace the line that is created by unioning two small circles that is
joined by a rectangle the same hieght as the circle that goes between the
centers of the two circles (a hot dog shape).

After you fragment the circle and the hot dog, delete the lower part of the
circle and union the remaining pieces.


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
Visio Wishlist http://www.mvps.org/visio/wish_list.htm