Visio now enables users to see all model space views supported by AutoCAD paper space. Improved component attribute management. The process engineering solution now displays process-engineering component information in the Custom Properties window, eliminating the need for an external database. More flexible tagging. Visio enables engineers to manually tag process-engineering components and selectively retag them, while retaining the option to automatically assign component tags.
Users can also generate tags based on component custom property data.
Better pipe routing. Visio provides enhanced control of pipe layout with support for junctions as well as splitting and healing of pipe segments by valves and other process-engineering components. Visio 2002 offers developers greater flexibility in creating custom Visio applications through support for a new XML file format, an extended object model and COM add-ins. Extended object model. Over 90 new Automation properties and methods provide access to more Visio diagram data.