Solved: How to request missing Visio stencils? - Page 12

gary.t.giesen · ‎03-03-2011

There are several Visio stencils that are missing from the library that I need. They're important to me (and I imagine others want them too) as I need to do rack elevation diagrams. I hate to open a TAC case on them but not sure what else to do. Any thoughts?

The stencils I require are:

ASA5510 (Rear view - the side with the interfaces)

ME-C6524GT-8S (Rear view - the side with the power supplies) - 24 Ethernet - 10/100/1000 interfaces + 8 Gigabit Ethernet SFP uplinks, 1 fan tray

PWR-400W-AC - 400W AC power supply for the Cisco ME 6524

PWR-400W-DC - 400W DC power supply for the Cisco ME 6524

ME-C3750-24TE-M (Rear View - the side with the power supplies) - Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro

PWR-ME3750-AC - Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Primary AC power supply

PWR-ME3750-DC - Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Primary AC power supply

Cheers

Brett Newman · ‎08-06-2013

Hi Peter,

I'm still trying to get authorization to develop missing Visio icons for 800 series products. I wish I could tell you if and when they might be available but it all depends on the product group's response.

Regards,

Brett Newman

Cisco Visio Production

Visimation Inc.

www.shapesource.com

zonearie07 · ‎06-10-2013

Hi Brett, I am in need of the following stencils:

WS-C3750X-24S-S (The front view with the interfaces)

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks & Regards

Brett Newman · ‎08-06-2013

Hi Arie,

Just an update...

I've contacted the product group several times about the Visio icons you need and so far have not received authorization to create them. I just tried again today so hopefully there will be a positive response.

Regards,

Brett Newman

Cisco Visio Production

Visimation Inc.

www.shapesource.com

emitchell321 · ‎08-30-2013

Hi Brett, I too am in need of the WS-C3750X-24S-S stencil.

umberto_gladys · ‎10-31-2013

Looking for a few stencils. I think they were in older versions of the .zip file but no longer show up as active in the list:

IPS 4255

WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE

Any help is appreciated in either the form of those shapes or a step by step "how to modify" an existing shape to the shape you need.

Brett Newman · ‎11-06-2013

Hi Umberto,

The "all products" file is out of date due to the size that it's grown to. We are trying to come up with a way to segment it into smaller files but honestly we have not gotten to that yet. The most current files are in the individual listings.

I assume you mean IDS 4255 and that is in the Security-Cisco IDS download.

We were not asked by the product group to produce the WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE so it is not in the file. I can ask them if they will fund the missing card but it may take some time.

As for modifying the existing shapes, that is not an easy task because you will lose the smart behaviors that are programmed into these shapes. The images are actually enhanced metafile images within a Visio group. Ungrouping will disassemble them but the results will probably not be so great. We convert the original Visio drawings to metafiles to improve performance significantly. They would be very sluggish if we kept them as Visio geometry. I honestly cannot get into a step by step procedure here because there is no guaranteed method that will ensure good editing results. I assure you that I'm not dodging the subject... it's just not straightforward. Even I could not edit the shapes successfully. We go back to the original Visio drawings to make changes and then process them into the metafile form as well as program the behaviors like snapping to the rack accurately, text labels, hyperlinks to product info, etc.

I hope this is understandable although not the response you were hoping for.

Regards,

Brett Newman

Cisco Visio Production

Visimation Inc.

www.shapesource.com

umberto_gladys · ‎11-14-2013

Brett-
Thanks for the reply. Actually, the 4255 is not in the shape file you sent via email. There are only two devices in that shape file with a front and back view of each (4215 & 4260). I have attached a picture of the 4255 for your review. You can see from that picture that this part is not even close to the 4215 & 4260. It is almost identical to the ASA 5510 in the same rack above it in the attached picture. This is why I asked if I could simply edit the ASA 5510 and turn it into a 4255.

The WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE is very close to some other supervisor cards in the templates. Just not a match.

Umberto

Brett Newman · ‎11-15-2013

Hi Uberto,

I apologize... the stencil I mentioned was never updated after we took over Visio production at Cisco in 2008. We have some of those drawings partially completed but never finished because the product group put the project on hold and it seems it just remained in that state and it slipped by me. I will see if I can gather the remaining information we need to complete them.

Regards,

Brett Newman

Cisco Visio Production

Visimation Inc.

www.shapesource.com

pruhnke79 · ‎02-14-2014

Hi Brett,

Maybe I am missing this, but have you attempted to produce a stencil of all known SFP, SFP+, QSPF+ and CPAK transcievers? I'm in the midst of building an entire new data center and Visio offers a way to visually devlop a bill of materials by drawing it out then reporting against the inventory of the file which reduces errors, if you need a business case.

Additionally you are missing some blanks and N6004-B-24Q (24 port fixed) in the Nexus 6000 stencil. I also found that N2K-C2248PQ is missing in the Nexus 2000 stencil.

-Patrick

Brett Newman · ‎02-14-2014

Hi Patrick,

We were not asked to create the N6004-B-24Q so it's not on the N6K stencil. We can only produce what the product group requests and funds... they sometimes forget specific products. They have just asked for several others so I will mention that this was just requested by a customer and perhaps we can add it to the project.

We don't have individual shapes of all transceivers. We have our own library of generic port types that we use to construct the various devices in Visio but we do not get to the level of detail where end users can insert transceivers with various part numbers.

We are very familiar with generating bill of materials reporst from Visio and in fact we have an add-on called QuotePix for purchase that gives you more flexibility in reporting output. You may be fine with Visio's built in reports but it has some limitations. If you are interested, you can go to www.shapesouce.com to see the QuotePix product. If it looks intriguing send me an email at brettn@visimaiton.com and I'll send you more details in PDF form to help you decide if it's worth buying in your case.

I can suggest a way for you to set up your drawings to apply specfic tranceiver part numbers to the various slots for them on the Cisco shapes. I'm going to assume you have sufficient experience with Visio because I can't get into a deep tutorial here, of course:

Create your own "tranceiver" shape for each of the types you listed. They will be different sizes which is why I suggest a separate master shape for each. Store them on a "Tranceivers" stencil.
Apply Shape Data to each of them, for example
- Type
- Part Number
- Manufacturer
- Description?
- Other?
Fill them with a color of your choice, and make them about 50% transparent
Save them on the stencil
Drag one to cover as existing port slot
In the Shape Data, enter the part number
Copy/Paste as many as you need so they will all have the part number in the Shape Data
Run your Visio report and if it's set up correctly, the transceivers should appear.

I hope this is helpful.

Regards,

Brett Newman

Cisco Visio Production

Visimation Inc.

www.shapesource.com

pruhnke79 · ‎02-14-2014

Brett,

Thank you for the suggestion, I actually started doing the custom transciever shapes on my own, the other data will help and I will take a look at your product.

What about the N2K-C2248PQ, if you don't have an order for that one make sure to bring it up when you mention the missing 6K.

Brett Newman · ‎03-04-2014

Hi Patrick,

The N2K-C2248PQ is now in our work queue pending funding approval.

Regards,

Brett Newman

Cisco Visio Production

Visimation Inc.

www.shapesource.com

r.banez · ‎08-19-2014

Hi Brett,

Do you have a visio stencil for the C4500-X rear (with power supply)? I only see front views from the Cisco site. Or is there a product stencil similar to the C4500-X rear?

Thanks.

Regards,

Riann

Brett Newman · ‎08-20-2014

Hi Riann,

I'm sorry, we do not have rears of the 4500-X. The product group authorized funding for just the front views. I don't know what other models might be similar since I don't have pictures of the 4500-X rear. I wish I could be more helpful.

Regards,

Brett Newman
Cisco Visio Production
Visimation Inc.
www.shapesource.com

jareay · ‎10-28-2014

Brett,

Do you know if Secure Access Control Server will get Visio stencils?

Thanks in advance,

Jerad