Visio limits

[Mac]

Hello,
is there any specification of Visio 2003 limit values like max number of
shapes for a drawing, max vsd file size, etc.?
In my code I'm putting lot of connectors on a page; are there any memory
usage optimization possibilities for this specific area?

 

[Paul Herber]

Hello,
is there any specification of Visio 2003 limit values like max number of
shapes for a drawing, max vsd file size, etc.?
In my code I'm putting lot of connectors on a page; are there any memory
usage optimization possibilities for this specific area?

As far as I know there are no hard limits, only Microsoft know that,
but it's memory and speed that will limit what you can do.
Each shape takes up space, 10 instances of one shape take less space
than 10 different shapes, more complicated shapes take up more space
than simple shapes, 100s or even 1000s of shapes should be possible.

 

[Chris Roth [Visio MVP]]

Hi Mac,

Paul summed it up well.

Some other tips that might help if your drawing gets sluggish:

Keep nested grouping to a minimum. If you must have groups, then keep
them flat. Ie: don't put groups within groups within groups if you can
avoid it.

Turning off line-jumps might help as well. Less drawing and calculating
for Visio to do.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP


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