What's new for Visio ShapeSheet developers
Visio 2013 provides a powerful single platform for your custom drawing solutions. New ShapeSheet cells and functions, along with new Automation objects, properties, methods, and events, give you more options to define and control the behavior of the elements in your solutions.
New and changed cells
The following table lists the new cells that you can use to build ShapeSheet solutions in Visio 2013.
| New cell | Section |
|---|---|
| BevelBottomHeight |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelBottomType |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelBottomWidth |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelContourColor |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelContourSize |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelDepthColor |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelDepthSize |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelLightingAngle |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelLightingType |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelMaterialType |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelTopHeight |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelTopType |
Bevel Properties |
| BevelTopWidth |
Bevel Properties |
| ClippingPath |
Foreign Image Info |
| ColorSchemeIndex |
Theme Properties |
| CompoundType |
Line Format |
| ConnectorSchemeIndex |
Theme Properties |
| DistanceFromGround |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| DocLockReplace |
Document Properties |
| EffectSchemeIndex |
Theme Properties |
| FillGradientAngle |
Gradient Properties |
| FillGradientDir |
Gradient Properties |
| FillGradientEnabled |
Gradient Properties |
| FontSchemeIndex |
Theme Properties |
| GlowColor |
Additional Effect Properties |
| GlowColorTrans |
Additional Effect Properties |
| GlowSize |
Additional Effect Properties |
| KeepTextFlat |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| LineGradientAngle |
Gradient Properties |
| LineGradientDir |
Gradient Properties |
| LineGradientEnabled |
Gradient Properties |
| LockReplace |
Protection |
| LockThemeConnectors |
Protection |
| LockThemeFonts |
Protection |
| LockThemeIndex |
Protection |
| NoCoauth |
Document Properties |
| PageLockReplace |
Page Properties |
| Perspective |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| QuickStyleEffectsMatrix |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleFillColor |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleFillMatrix |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleFontColor |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleLineColor |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleLineMatrix |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleShadowColor |
Quick Style |
| QuickStyleType |
Quick Style |
| ReflectionBlur |
Additional Effect Properties |
| ReflectionDist |
Additional Effect Properties |
| ReflectionSize |
Additional Effect Properties |
| ReflectionTrans |
Additional Effect Properties |
| ReplaceCopyCells |
Change Shape Behavior |
| ReplaceLockFormat |
Change Shape Behavior |
| ReplaceLockShapeData |
Change Shape Behavior |
| ReplaceLockText |
Change Shape Behavior |
| RotateGradientWithShape |
Gradient Properties |
| RotationType |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| RotationXAngle |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| RotationYAngle |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| RotationZAngle |
3-D Rotation Properties |
| ShapeShdwBlur |
Fill Format |
| ShapeShdwShow |
Fill Format |
| SketchAmount |
Additional Effect Properties |
| SketchEnabled |
Additional Effect Properties |
| SketchFillChange |
Additional Effect Properties |
| SketchLineChange |
Additional Effect Properties |
| SketchLineWeight |
Additional Effect Properties |
| SketchSeed |
Additional Effect Properties |
| SoftEdgesSize |
Additional Effect Properties |
| ThemeIndex |
Theme Properties |
| UseGroupGradient |
Gradient Properties |
The following table lists the cells that have been changed in Visio 2013.
| Changed cell | Notes |
|---|---|
| ShdwType |
New value and Automation constant |
New rows
The following table lists the new rows that you can use to build ShapeSheet solutions in Visio 2013.
| New row | Section |
|---|---|
| GradientStop |
Fill Gradient |
| GradientStop |
Line Gradient |
| RelCubBezTo |
Geometry |
| RelEllipticalArcTo |
Geometry |
| RelLineTo |
Geometry |
| RelMoveTo |
Geometry |
| RelQuadBezTo |
Geometry |
New and deprecated functions
The following table lists the new functions in Visio 2013.
| New function |
|---|
| FONT |
| ISTHEMED |
| LANGUAGE |
| THEMECBV |
| THEMEVAL |
The following table lists the deprecated functions in Visio 2013.
| Deprecated function | Notes |
|---|---|
| CELLISTHEMED |
Replaced by ISTHEMED function. |