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Add-OfficeVisioStencilShape

Aliases: VisioStencil
Module PSWriteOffice
Aliases
VisioStencil
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Visio.VisioPage
Outputs
OfficeIMO.Visio.VisioShape

Adds a stencil shape to the current Visio page.

Syntax

Add-OfficeVisioStencilShape [-Angle <Double>] [-Catalog <String>] [-FillColor <String>] [-FillPattern <Int32>] [-Height <Double>] [-Key <String>] [-LineColor <String>] [-LinePattern <Int32>] [-LineWeight <Double>] [-NameU <String>] [-Page <VisioPage>] [-PassThru] [-ShapeName <String>] [-Stencil] <String> [[-Text] <String>] [-Width <Double>] [-X <Double>] [-Y <Double>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Parameter set: CatalogName
Add-OfficeVisioStencilShape [-Angle <Double>] -CatalogObject <VisioStencilCatalog> [-FillColor <String>] [-FillPattern <Int32>] [-Height <Double>] [-Key <String>] [-LineColor <String>] [-LinePattern <Int32>] [-LineWeight <Double>] [-NameU <String>] [-Page <VisioPage>] [-PassThru] [-ShapeName <String>] [-Stencil] <String> [[-Text] <String>] [-Width <Double>] [-X <Double>] [-Y <Double>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Parameter set: CatalogObject
Add-OfficeVisioStencilShape [-Angle <Double>] [-BuiltIn <OfficeVisioBuiltInStencilCatalog>] [-FillColor <String>] [-FillPattern <Int32>] [-Height <Double>] [-Key <String>] [-LineColor <String>] [-LinePattern <Int32>] [-LineWeight <Double>] [-NameU <String>] [-Page <VisioPage>] [-PassThru] [-ShapeName <String>] [-Stencil] <String> [[-Text] <String>] [-Width <Double>] [-X <Double>] [-Y <Double>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Parameter set: BuiltIn

Examples

Authored help example

Add built-in flowchart stencil shapes.

OfficeVisio -Path .\StencilFlow.vsdx -UseMastersByDefault {
    VisioStencilImport -BuiltIn Flowchart -Name Flow -Default
    VisioStencil -Catalog Flow -Stencil process -Key intake -Text 'Intake' -X 1.5 -Y 4
}

Registers a built-in catalog and places a stencil shape on the active page.

Parameters

-Angle Double optional
Shape angle in radians.
-Catalog String optionalaliases: CatalogNamesets: CatalogName
Catalog previously registered in the active Visio DSL scope.
-FillColor String optional
Fill color name or hex value.
-FillPattern Int32 optional
Native Visio fill-pattern index: 0 has no fill, 1 is solid, and 2 through 40 select built-in patterns.
-Height Double optional
Optional shape height. Omit to use the stencil default height.
-Key String optional
DSL key used by connector commands.
-LineColor String optional
Line color name or hex value.
-LinePattern Int32 optional
Native Visio line-pattern index: 0 hides the line, 1 is solid, and 2 through 23 select built-in patterns.
-LineWeight Double optional
Line weight.
-NameU String optional
Optional universal shape name.
-Page VisioPage optionalpipeline: True (ByValue)
Target page. Optional inside VisioPage or OfficeVisio.
-PassThru SwitchParameter optional
Emit the object created or changed by the command.
-ShapeName String optional
Optional shape name.
-Stencil String requiredposition: 0aliases: Name
Stencil id, name, master name, keyword, alias, or tag.
-Text String optionalposition: 1
Text placed inside the shape. Omit to use the stencil display name.
-Width Double optional
Optional shape width. Omit to use the stencil default width.
-X Double optional
X coordinate of the stencil shape center.
-Y Double optional
Y coordinate of the stencil shape center.
-CatalogObject VisioStencilCatalog requiredsets: CatalogObject
Catalog object containing the stencil shape.
-BuiltIn OfficeVisioBuiltInStencilCatalog optionalsets: BuiltIn
Built-in OfficeIMO stencil catalog containing the shape.
Possible values: All, BasicShapes, Flowchart, BlockDiagram, Architecture, Network, Infrastructure, Cloud, SecurityIdentity, ContainersKubernetes, DataPlatform, CollaborationBusiness, Swimlane, OrgChart, Timeline, Sequence

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.