Convert VSS to PNG via C#
Export Microsoft® Visio VSS files to PNG on .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono or COM Interop.
Aspose.Diagram for .NET
Overview
How to Convert VSS to PNG Using C#
In order to convert VSS to PNG, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and conversion API for C# platform. Open
package manager, search for Aspose.Diagram and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Diagram
Steps to Convert VSS to PNG via C#
.NET developers can easily load & convert VSS files to PNG in just a few lines of code.
- Load VSS file with an instance of Diagram class
- Call the Diagram.Save method with output file path and SaveFileFormat.PNG as parameters
- PNG file will be saved at the specified path
System Requirements
Before running the conversion example code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono or COM Interop.
- Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Aspose.Diagram for .NET DLL referenced in your project.
This sample code shows VSS to PNG C# Conversion
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VSS What is VSS File Format?
VSS are stencil files created with Microsoft Visio 2007 and earlier. A relatively new file format is .VSSX that was introduced with Microsoft Visio 2013. Stencil files provide drawing objects that can be included in a .VSD Visio drawing. Microsoft Visio itself is known for creating drawing elements such as collection of shapes, connectors, flowcharts, network layout, UML diagrams, software diagrams, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. It also has rich conversion features of Visio documents to other file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others. Visio is available for both Windows and Mac OS.
Read Morepng What is png File Format?
PNG, Portable Network Graphics, refers to a type of raster image file format that use loseless compression. This file format was created as a replacement of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) and has no copyright limitations. However, PNG file format does not support animations. PNG file format supports loseless image compression that makes it popular among its users. With the passage of time, PNG has evolved as one of the mostly used image file format. Almost all Operating Systems have support for opening PNG files. For example, Microsoft Windows viewer has the capability to open PNG files as the OS has by default the support available as part of installation.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert VSS into many other file formats including few listed below.