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What’s new in Visio 2010

04/18/2011 – 3:11 pm | Comments Off

We are going to start shipping Visio 2010 with all NEW purchases of versions of SI5.5  soon and as the resident Visio geek I thought …

SI5.5 SP3 Now Available!

01/18/2011 – 8:18 am | Comments Off
SI5.5 SP3 Now Available!

D-Tools releases SI5.5 SP3 to all customers on January 18th, 2011. SP3 adds enhancements and bug fixes to continue support of our customers business processes.

D-Tools Announces Release of SI5.5 Service Pack 3

01/10/2011 – 11:47 am | Comments Off
D-Tools Announces Release of SI5.5 Service Pack 3

D-Tools releases SI5.5 SP3 to all customers on January 18th, 2011. SP3 adds enhancements and bug fixes to continue support of our customers business processes.

Additional Wire Phase Functionality Shape

12/01/2010 – 3:59 pm | One Comment

I have some great Wire features to announce that build on our previous blog post “Additional New Wire Shape” by Steve Collard. In the previous …

D-Tools Unveils 3D Model Library for Google® SketchUp at CEDIA

09/04/2009 – 1:47 pm | Comments Off

Smart blocks allow designers to design 3D systems with World’s Leading Free Online Design Tool

CONCORD, CA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – D-Tools, Inc., the …

Add Multiple Layers at Once with this Neat Trick

12/08/2008 – 12:54 pm | Comments Off

Now I know everybody is probably running around crazy trying to complete all of their holiday tasks, so I thought I’d do a quick-and-easy article …

Title Blocks 102: Let’s Make a Multi-field SmartShape!

11/08/2008 – 12:48 pm | Comments Off

In our last article on Visio title blocks, Title Blocks #1: How to Display Existing Document Information, we were introduced to a remarkable title …

A SmartShape is Worth 1000 Symbols

09/08/2008 – 12:34 pm | Comments Off

The promise of the Visio SmartShape is that one single shape can replace an entire army of symbols.
With a little bit of parameterization, we can …

Create Better-looking, More-efficient SmartShapes

08/08/2008 – 12:26 pm | Comments Off

Create Better-looking, More-efficient SmartShapes
Attractive, realistic-looking Visio equipment shapes don’t have to be heavy and inefficient.
In this article, we’ll look at some innovative A/V …

How to Make Smart Frames and Bezels #2

07/08/2008 – 12:13 pm | Comments Off

In our last article on smart frames, we built a SmartShape that maintained a constant border-thickness, no matter the size of …

Smart Frames and Bezels #1

06/08/2008 – 12:04 pm | Comments Off
Smart Frames and Bezels #1

Posted by Visio Guy on June 15th, 2008
If you create elevation drawings for rack systems, for cabinetry, for A/V systems with TVs and video monitors, …

SI 5 Visio Stencils Analysis

05/08/2008 – 11:57 am | Comments Off
SI 5 Visio Stencils Analysis

Working in Visio may be intimidating for some of you.  I was barely aware of Visio prior to starting with D-Tools.  I never had to …