How to create a file system and folder structure in Visio 2010?

Question

I am new to Visio 2010 and wondering if there is a way to create a hierarchical diagram of a directory tree? This folder tree can also include files, and in fact it is not really needed on my local hard drive. I just wanted to create it from Visio 2010 using an organization chart template, for example.

I am a .NET developer, and I just want to create a presentation of the folder structure of my Visual Studio project, which is quite large. There is a source code folder, an output folder, a resource folder, a third-party library folder, etc ... each of which contains some files. Thus, some visualizations and diagrams would be very helpful in explaining the project structure to my staff. I searched and searched for Visio templates for this purpose, but unfortunately did not find it. I'm not sure that I should use Visio 2010 for this purpose, but I know that this is the most famous charting tool, so I suggested there might be a function for this purpose.

Answer 1

Try using org chart wizard

You will need your project structure to be in a format that the wizard can understand, and then render for you.

If this does not provide sufficient control, it is not so difficult to write code that automates Visio to draw what you need.