Visio like drawing capability in VB .Net

[Richa]

VB Net gurus

I am trying to make a visio like application in VB .Net,
with tree control on left and picture box on the right of
my Form. I am a bit confused as to if picture box is the
right form to use for that purpose. I need to draw
rectangles, ellipses, rubber band like strechable lines
and also need capability to move them around. Could some
one give me a jump start in this regards, or a helpful
pointer on the web?

Thanks

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Don't use PictureBox. It's just for displaying pictures.

You'll need to create your own control.

The GDI+ FAQ has an article
(http://www.bobpowell.net/manipulate_graphics.htm) which will explain how to
go about this.

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[Max]

I am also writing similar application.
I also started thinking about drawing the figures on (or in) some control
but decided it is not feasible.
You have to implement a lot of stuff, like move resize, properties, etc.
That is why I decided that each object on the diagram will be a .NET
control. e.g a class derived from System.Windows.Forms.Control or one of
it's ancestors.