Is there a way to export the .edmx diagram from VS2008 to Visio?
You can right click on the design surface and select Diagram -> Export as Image and you get the entire edmx model generated as bmp
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Can’t activate Visio 2013 MSDN
Go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Microsoft Visio Professional 2013 Right click on Microsoft Visio Professional 2013 and click on “Change” Then select “Enter a Product Key” and supply your 25 digit licence key to activate.
Reverse Engineering for Database Diagramming in Visio with SQL Server 2008
To connect Visio 2007 to a SQL Server 2008 database run the Reverse Engineer Wizard (Database/Reverse Engineer. . . ) in Visio 2007 select the ODBC Generic driver from the “Installed Visio drivers” drop-down. Then create a new data source using the SQL Native Client (2005.90.4035, 2005 SP3). You’ll get a warning stating that some … Read more
Where can I find decent visio templates/diagrams for software architecture?
Here is a link to a Visio Stencil and Template for UML 2.0.
UML diagram shapes missing on Visio 2013
Software & Database is usually not in the Standard edition of Visio, only the Pro version. Try looking here for some templates that will work in standard edition UML 2.0 Diagrams and Shape Downloads for Microsoft Visio which points actually to www.softwarestencils.com