Microsoft KB Archive/301970

= Differences between Visio 2002 Standard, Visio 2002 Professional, Visio Enterprise Network Tools (VENT), and Visio Enterprise Architect (VEA) =

Article ID: 301970

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visio Enterprise Network Tools
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect

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This article was previously published under Q301970



For a Microsoft Visio 2000 version of this article, see 277782.



SUMMARY
This article describes differences between the following Microsoft Visio products:
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional
 * Microsoft Visio Enterprise Network Tools (VENT) - an add-on for Microsoft Visio Professional 2002
 * Visio Enterprise Architects (VEA), included in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect Edition

NOTE: For Visio 2002 product information, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio



MORE INFORMATION
                                                    Visio Enterprise Visio Network    Enterprise Drawing Tools/Solutions     Standard  Professional  Tools       Architect --- Block Diagrams

Basic Diagram                X          X                       X

Block Diagram                X          X                       X

Block Diagram with Perspective                 X          X                       X

Building Plans

Electric and Telecom Plan                           X                       X

Floor Plan                              X                       X

Home Plan                               X                       X

HVAC Control Logic Diagram                                X                       X

HVAC Plan                               X                       X

Office Layout                X          X                       X   Plant Layout                             X                       X

Plumbing and Piping Plan                X                       X

Reflected Ceiling Plan                  X                       X

Security and Access Plan                X                       X

Site Plan                               X                       X

Space Plan                              X                       X

Database

Database Model Diagram                  X                       X

ER Source Model                                                 X

Express-G                               X                       X

ORM Diagram                             X

ORM Source Model                                                X

Electrical Engineering

Basic Electrical                        X                       X   Circuits and Logic                       X                       X

Industrial Control Systems              X                       X

Systems                                 X                       X

Flowcharting

Audit Diagram                X          X                       X

Basic Flowchart              X          X                       X

Cause and Effect             X          X                       X

Cross-Functional Flowchart   X          X                       X   Data Flow Diagram                        X                       X

IDEF0 Flow Diagram                      X                       X

Mind Mapping Diagram         X          X                       X

SDL Diagram                             X                       X   TQM Diagram                   X          X                       X

Work Flow Diagram            X          X                       X

Forms and Charts

Charts and Graphs            X          X                       X

Form Design                  X          X                       X

Marketing Charts and Diagrams                    X          X                       X

Map (Directional)

Directional Map              X          X                       X

Directional Map 3D           X          X                       X

Mechanical Engineering

Fluid Power                             X                       X

Part and Assembly Drawing               X                       X

Network

Active Directory                        X*          X           X*

AutoDiscovery & Layout                              X

Basic Network                X          X                       X

LDAP Directory                          X*          X           X*

Logical Network Diagram                 X                       X

Novell Directory Services               X*          X           X*

Visio Network Equipment Sampler                                X                       X

Visio Network Equipment Shapes (Web Subscription)                          X Network Diagram Kits**
 * This solution is limited to templates and stencils. It does not include automated data collection technology.

Campus Diagrams                                     X

Enterprise Diagrams                                 X

LAN Diagrams                                        X

Rack Diagrams                                       X

Segment Diagrams                                    X

Site Diagrams                                       X

WAN Diagrams                                        X
 * These solutions are only available as part of the Visio Enterprise Network Tools (VENT) Web subscription. For addition information about VENT, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

Microsoft Visio Enterprise Network Tools Fact Facts

Microsoft Visio Network Center

Organization Chart

Organization Chart           X          X                       X

Organization Chart Wizard    X          X                       X

Process Engineering

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram                                X                       X   Process Flow Diagram                     X                       X

Project Schedule

Calendar                     X          X                       X

Gantt Chart                  X          X                       X

PERT Chart                   X          X                       X

Timeline                     X          X                       X

Software

COM and OLE                             X                       X

Data Flow Model Diagram                 X                       X

Enterprise Application                  X                       X

Jackson                                 X                       X

Program Structure                       X                       X

ROOM                                    X                       X

UML Model Diagram                       X                       X

Window User Interface                   X                       X

Web Diagram

Conceptual Diagram                      X                       X

Web Site Map                            X                       X

Developer Tools

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 6.3   X          X                       X

MSDE 2000                                           X

Developer's Reference        X          X                       X

UML 1.2 Notation Support                X                       X

ODMA Support                 X          X                       X

Reverse Engineering from Microsoft Visual Studio                 X***                    X

Code Skeleton Generation from UML Class Diagrams                                         X

Database Reverse Engineering                             X                       X

Database Schema Generation                                      X
 * You must have Visio Professional 2002 Service Release 1 (SR-1) to have this capability. For additional information about Visio 2002 Service Release 1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

310474 Visio2002: How to Obtain and Install Visio 2002 Service Release 1

Import/Export Options

Full Support (both Import and Export)

Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)     X          X                       X

Compressed Enhanced Metafile (*.emz)            X          X                       X

Computer Graphics Metafile (*.cgm)            X          X                       X

Encapsulated PostScript File (*.eps)                X          X                       X

Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)    X          X                       X

Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif)              X          X                       X

IGES Drawing File Format (*.igs)              X          X                       X

JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg)              X          X                       X

Macintosh PICT Format (*.pct)              X          X                       X   Portable Network Graphics (*.png)            X          X                       X

PostScript File (*.ps)       X          X                       X

Tagged Image File Format (*.tif)              X          X                       X

Windows Bitmap (*.bmp; *.dib) X         X                       X

Windows Metafile (*.wmf)     X          X                       X

XML                          X          X                       X

Zsoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (*.pcx)              X          X                       X

Import Only

ABC FlowCharter (*.af3; *.af2)              X          X                       X

AutoCAD (*.DWG; *.DXF) NOTE: Visio Standard 2002 can import DWG, DXF, and DGN files. Only Professional and Visio Enterprise Architect can convert these files to Visio drawings on import, or  convert individual layers at    any time. X         X                       X

Bentley MicroStation Drawing (*.dgn)             X          X                       X

CorelDRAW! Drawing File Format (*.cdr) 3.0/4.0/5.0  X          X                       X

CorelFlow (*.cfl)            X          X                       X

Corel Clipart Format (*.cmx) X          X                       X

Micrografx Designer Version 3.1 (*.drw)         X          X                       X

Micrografx Designer Version 6.0 (*.dsf)         X          X                       X

Text Files (*.txt; *.csv)    X          X                       X

Export Only AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg)                 X                       X

AutoCAD Interchange (*.dxf)             X                       X

Bentley MicroStation (*.dgn)            X                       X

DDL scripts                                                     X

Vector markup language (VML) X          X                       X

Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java                                     X

Web Page (*.htm; *.html)     X          X                       X

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