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winxmun
02-09-2016, 08:47 PM
Hi, I have a few igrahx 2013 files to be converted to Visio 2010. I have tried using the following help from internet. However it was not successful, the converted file is not converted properly, cant made amendment. A message was prompted after the last steps, ie "The file was opened but some problems were encountered. Details of the problems were added to the log file." Any help is appreciated! thank you.


Open the diagram in iGrafx Flowcharter

From the Tools menu, select 'Export Diagram...'
At the 'Export Diagram' dialog, select 'AutoCAD DXF Interchange (*.dxf)' in the 'Save as Type' combo box
Press 'Save'

Open Visio and import the diagram


From the File menu, select 'open'
In the 'Open' dialog, select 'AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg;*.dxf)' in the 'Files of type' combo box
Locate the file exported from the iGrafx application

Convert the diagram to Visio


Right-click on the diagram
From the context menu, select 'Cad Drawing Object | Convert...'
In the 'Convert CAD Object' dialog, click the 'OK' button





Error log file


Open VDX Processing Log
Source: clip-board
Wed Feb 10 11:32:56 2016 Begin Session
[Warning] DataType:
Context: Line 1142 --- <VisioDocument><DocumentSheet><DocProps><DocLangID>
Description: An element in this file contains data that is invalid or inappropriate for the expected type of data. Visio has substituted an appropriate value.

Wed Feb 10 11:44:16 2016 End Session

Open VDX Processing Log
Source: clip-board
Wed Feb 10 10:56:52 2016 Begin Session
[Warning] DataType:
Context: Line 1142 --- <VisioDocument><DocumentSheet><DocProps><DocLangID>
Description: An element in this file contains data that is invalid or inappropriate for the expected type of data. Visio has substituted an appropriate value.

Wed Feb 10 11:07:53 2016 End Session

SamT
02-10-2016, 09:52 AM
Have you used this process in the past?

The Visio Error log is telling you that it is having a problem with the iGrafix output. That doesn't tell you which program is in error.

winxmun
02-11-2016, 12:52 AM
hi SamT, never convert previously as I was using igrafix all the time.

burgDD
01-31-2017, 12:16 PM
with a special converter