Auto layout VSS document in Python
Native and high performance auto layout VSS 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 VSS File Using Python
In order to auto layout VSS 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 VSS 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 VSS 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 VSS Auto Layout Live Demos
Auto Layout VSS documents right now by visiting our Live Demos website . The live demo has the following benefits
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 MoreOther Supported Visio Formats
Using Python, one can easily auto layout different formats including.