Auto layout VDX document in Python
Native and high performance auto layout VDX document using server-side Aspose.Diagram for Python APIs, without the use of any software like Microsoft or Open Office, Adobe PDF.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to Auto Layout VDX File Using Python
In order to auto layout VDX file, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use API for Python platform. You can download its latest version directly from
Steps for Auto Layout VDX Files in Python
A basic document auto layouting with
APIs can be done with just few lines of code.
- Open a Diagram object
- Select Page via its id
- Use Page’s layout function
- Call the save() method and pass the file name (full path) and format (VSDX) as a parameter.
- Now you can open and use the VSDX file in Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF or any other compatible program.
System Requirements
Aspose.Diagram for Python supports on all major platforms and Operating Systems. Please make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Aspose.Diagram for Python is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS), just make sure that system have Python 3.6 or higher.
$ pip install aspose-diagram-python.Auto Layout VDX Files - Python
diagram = Diagram( "file.vsdx")
compactTreeOptions = LayoutOptions()
compactTreeOptions.setLayoutStyle(LayoutStyle.COMPACT_TREE)
compactTreeOptions.setDirection(LayoutDirection.DOWN_THEN_RIGHT)
diagram.layout(compactTreeOptions)
diagram.save("outpath_with_filename", SaveFileFormat.VSDX)
About Aspose.Diagram for Python via .Net API
Aspose.Diagram is a Microsoft Visio document format manipulation API. One can easily load, create, modify, manipulate including daigram elements and convert Visio diagrams to other formats such as PDF, XPS, JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, SVG, EMF and more. It is a standalone API and does not require Microsoft Visio or any other software to be installed.Online VDX Auto Layout Live Demos
Auto Layout VDX documents right now by visiting our Live Demos website . The live demo has the following benefits
VDX What is VDX File Format?
Any drawing or chart created in Microsoft Visio, but saved in XML format have .VDX extension. A Visio drawing XML file is created in Visio software, which is developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Visio has the capability to generate visual documents that can be used in presentations and documents. The Visio drawing XML file contains the visual objects and metadata details of the visual elements. Text can also be added to these visual elements Vision drawing XML file. These Visio drawing XML files are integrated with XML-based formatting standards and image data encoding specifications that allow its content to be rendered and stored by the Microsoft Visio software in the VDX file format.
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Using Python, one can easily auto layout different formats including.