Visio 2016 SDK is now available for download

The Microsoft Visio 2016 Software Development Kit (SDK) is available as a free download from Microsoft Download Center. Visio 2016 SDK contains the latest documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools that you need to develop custom solutions for Visio 2016.

Details
The Visio 2016 SDK contains the following items to help you develop custom solutions for Visio 2016:

Code samples

• Code Samples Library-Provides a database of reusable Visio code samples.
• Flowchart sample application-Shows how to create a Component Object Model (COM) add-in that automates the creation of a flowchart drawing from an Excel spreadsheet.
• TreeView sample application-Shows how to create a hierarchical drawing and its accompanying tree view in Visio.
• Office Plan sample application-Shows how you can use the Visio 2016 Drawing Control to create an application that takes advantage of the drawing features of Visio 2016 in a Microsoft Windows Form.
• Sample Visual Studio 2012 project - Sample project that can be used a template for VSL applications.
• VSTO Add-in sample application-Shows how to create an add-in, based on Microsoft Office development tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, that includes custom Visio content and is deployed by using ClickOnce installation.

Note: The Office development tools in Visual Studio were known as the Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) in previous versions of Visual Studio.

Tools

• Persistent Events tool-Provides a user interface that lets you add persistent events in an active Visio document and modify existing persistent events.
• Event Monitor tool-Monitors and reports events that are raised by an instance of Visio, so you can debug a solution that handles events.
• Print ShapeSheet tool-Provides a user interface that enables you to print the contents of a ShapeSheet.
• Solution Publishing tool-Lets you add Visio-specific entries to the PublishComponent table of a Windows Installer (.msi) file for publishing custom Visio content.

Type libraries
The Visio SDK provides three type libraries that Visio 2016 exposes. In addition, it provides support files to help C++ developers automate Visio.

Documentation
The Visio SDK contains the Visio Automation Reference, Save as Web Reference, ShapeSheet Reference, Viewer Reference, and XML Schema Reference.

Download Microsoft Visio 2016 SDR from Microsoft Download Center
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• Microsoft Visio 2016 SDK from Microsoft Download Center

Microsoft Visio 2016 Viewer also available.

Source
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