Visio For Video Surveillance Design

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Feb 20, 2018

Many integrators have standardized on AutoCAD for camera layouts but new users may be overwhelmed by its learning curve. Microsoft's Visio Professional offers many of AutoCAD's core functions in an easier to use drag and drop package.

In this report we look at Visio for surveillance layouts, including:

  • using Visio stencils
  • camera manufacturer stencils
  • versions/pricing
  • floorplan compatibility
  • strengths/weaknesses
  • comparison to other tools

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  • ** ******* ********:************, *** ****** ********** **** *** ******* *****'* ******* *********** features, ***** *** ** ****** ** **** **/** ************ ***********.

Visio **** **********

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  • ********* ***** ************ ****:$***.** *** - *******
  • ******** ******* (******* ************ **** ** ** ****):$****/**** (** $***/*****)
  • ****:$*** – *******, **** $*** ****** ***********

Comments (23)

Michael Miller

02/20/18 06:41pm

** ***'** ******* ** ***** ** ******* * ***** ******** recommend ******* ** *-***** *** **** ******* ******** ** *** quote *** ****** *** ******* ********. *** *** **** **** quote **** ** **** **** ******* *** ***** **** ** your ***** ******* *** **** ***** **** **** ***** **** Visio.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 02/20/18 06:50pm

* **** ******* **** ** *** *****, *** **** ***** like * ***** ****** *** ******* *** ** ******* ** updating (** ****** ***** *****) ******* *****. ** *** *** D-Tools?

Michael Miller

In reply to Sean Patton | 02/20/18 07:01pm

** *** ********* ******* **. * ** **** ********* ** this **** **** *** *******/****** ******* *** **** *********, ******** and ** **** **** ******* *** ***** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Michael Miller | 02/20/18 07:18pm

* *****, *** ****** **** ** *** **** **** *** pretty **********. **'* ** *****, *** **** ******. ** **** haven't ********** ** ** **** ** **** *** ******* ** the ***********. *** ** *** ******* ****** * ******'* **** having **.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Sean Patton | 03/23/18 10:58pm

***** ** *** * ***** ** ***** ** * **** good ****. *** ***** ** **** *** **** ** **** someone ****** *** ****, ***** ***** ***. ** ** *****'* work. ** ******'* ****** *** ******** *** *** **** ** manage ** ** ***** ** *** ** ********.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/23/18 11:05pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Michael Miller | 03/23/18 04:25pm

*** *** ***** **** ** **** *** **** *******, ***** and ******** *** ****. **** ****'* **** **** ***** ** vendors **** ********* **** ***** * **** * ***** *******.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/23/18 11:45pm

******* ****'* **** **** ****** *** ** ** **** ** our ******** *** *** **** ******* "******" ************.

******* *************** ** **** *** ******** *** ******** *** **** use *** **** **** ** ***** **** ******* **** *** products *** **** ******. ** **** *** ** *** ******* in *** ***** ** ** ** **** **** ** **** with *** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Michael Miller | 03/23/18 11:52pm

* ***** ***** ** *******. **'* *******, *** **** *** can ******** **** ** *&*, ****** *** ******, * ***** that's ***** ** ****** ****** **** *** *****. * **** more ************ *** ************ **** **** ****** ***** ***** **** kind ** ***********. ***** * *** ***** ** *** ********** out ** **.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/24/18 12:00am

* **** **** ************* ***** **** ** **** ** **** pricing ** **** **** ** ******* ******* *** * ** not ******* ** ****** ***** *** ** *** *********.

***** *** *** ********* *** *** ****** **** ** *** use *** ****** *** ********* ********?

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Michael Miller | 03/24/18 12:02am

******* *** *****. ****'* **** * ******* *** ***** ** D-Tools *** ***** *******, ****** *** ********** *****.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/24/18 12:09am

*** **** ** **** *** ** ** **********. * **** the **** * *** ***** * ***** **** *****. *** out *** *** ***** ** *** ***** *** **** ************* get ***** ** *** *****. ****, *** *** ******** *** all ******** *** *** *****/*** ***** *** ******* ** *** quote ** *** ***'* **** ** ****** **** ****** ** the *****.

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Ralph Azzi

Communication Innovators | In reply to Michael Miller | 03/26/18 03:43pm

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*** *** ***** **** ** **** *** *** ******* ******** in **** ******* ** ** *** **** ****** ?

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

02/20/18 06:51pm

***** ******* *** *********** ** ****. *** *********, ***** *** jobs *** ***** **** $*** ** **** $******** ** ****** sites, *** *****-******* ****** * ****** ********'* ******** *****, **'** always **** ***** *** ** *** **** **** ****** *** what ** ****. **** ** *** ******* *****, ** **** use *** **** ********* ** **** **** **** **** ***** we ****** **** *****.

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******, **** ****really **** ***** (to us) for AutoCAD now, if we ever really did need AutoCAD work, it would probably be cheaper to outsource it to a temp contractor as needed.

* ****'* **** **** ******* ***** ******* *** ***** **** areas. **'** **** ** ***** **** ***.

Dennis Ruban

02/21/18 02:15am

* **** **** ******* *** ***** *** * ****** *****. All *** ********* *** **-******* ****** ***** ***** **** ******** and ****** *** **** ** ****

Undisclosed #2

02/21/18 01:01am

**** ***** *** *** **** **** ***** ********* ***** **** Microsoft ****** ******** *** **** * ********** ********* *** **** graphical ******** *** ******. ******** ** *** **** ** *** time **** ******** **** *******, ******* *** ****** ******* ******** will ******* ** ***** *** **** ********* *** ******(****** ******). Riser ****** *** **** ***** **** *** ****** ****** **** Excel's ****** *** *** *** ** *****'* ******** ******** ***** you ** ** ******** ** *** **** ** **. ****** is **** *** ********* *** *** *********** ***** ******, ******* in ***** ********* **** **** ** ****#, *********** *** **** and **** ********** ** *****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/21/18 02:00pm

* ******* ***** **** **** ** *****'* **** ***** ** its ******* ** ***** **** ****** ***** ********* ****** ****, and *********** ****-***-**** ** ***** ***** ****. *'* ******** **** the ******** ** ***** ** *** ***** **** ************* ** any *****.

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | 02/21/18 06:12am

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Serge Nadzialek

02/21/18 02:14pm

** **** *** **** **** ******* *****. ** **** ******, IR *** ***** ****** *** ********.

Undisclosed End User #3

02/25/18 12:09am

****** *** *******. **** ****** ***********. ** ******, ** *** can **** ******** ******* *** *** ** *** ***** ***** be ******. * *** *** *** **** **** ****** ***** Visio:

*. ** ***** **** ** ******* **** ******* ** ******* have ********* ********* ***** ******** *****.

*. ** ***** ** **** ** *** ************* ***** **** SharePoint *** * ** **** ***** ********* *******, ** ***** be **** **** ** ********* *** ****** *********.

Anders Millard

Rigspolitiet -Corporate IT | In reply to Undisclosed End User #3 | 03/21/18 08:20am

**** ****** **** ****** *** ******** ***** ** ********** *** designing ***** ************, ** ** **** ************ **** *** ******** features ****** *** ****?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Anders Millard | 03/21/18 12:13pm

* ***** *** **** **** ********** ** *** ****** ** templates *** ******** **** **** **** ************ ****** ********. **** time * ****** ** ****** **** *** *** **** **********. We've **** ***** ************ **** ***** *** *** **** ** years ** **. *** *** *** **** ****** ** **** templates ****** *** **** **** *************, *** **** ****** **** premium **** *** ****. ** * ***** *** **** ****** yeah, ******** ***** ** ****. *** ** *** ** ********** find * **** *** ***, **** ****** **** *** *** doing ****** ******** ** ******* *** ****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Anders Millard | 03/21/18 12:20pm

*** ***** ********** *** ** ***** ********, *** ***** *** some *********** ** *** ********* ******** *** ********* **** ** comes ** ********** *** *********** ********* *** ********. **** ** a ***** **** ********* **** ***** *** ******************** - ***** ********** *****

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