How to reorder diagrams when export to a single PDF file

Visual Paradigm support exporting multiples diagrams into a single PDF file in just few clicks. This allow user easily deliver their diagrams to stakeholders for a quick review. By default the diagrams in exported PDF are ordered according to their type, but user can customize it by using logical view. To do this:

  1. Open one of the diagram in your project.
  2. Go to View > Panes > Logical View.

    Open Logical View Pane

    Open Logical View Pane

  3. Right click on the project root node and select Add View.

    Create new view under Logical View

    Create new view under Logical View

  4. Specify the name of the logical view.

    Specify the name of the view

    Specify the name of the view

  5. Right click on the view we just created and select Add Existing Diagram…

    Add diagram to logical view

    Add diagram to logical view

  6. Select the first diagram you would like to export to image and press OK to confirm.

    Add the diagram one by one to logical view according to the preferred order

    Add the diagram one by one to logical view according to the preferred order

  7. Repeat step 6 for select the diagrams in your preferred order.

    Diagrams added to logical view

    Diagrams added to logical view

  8. Go to Project > Export > Diagram as Image…

    Select Export Diagram as Image under Project tab

    Select Export Diagram as Image under Project tab

  9. Specify the name of the output file.

    Specify output location

    Specify output location

  10. Select PDF (diagram per page) in Export type.

    Select PDF (diagam per page) in the Export type field

    Select PDF (diagam per page) in the Export type field

  11. Switch to Logical View under Diagrams, and select the logical view we just created.

    Select logical view to exporting diagrams

    Select logical view to exporting diagrams

  12. Press Export button to proceed.

Now the diagrams are exported in to a single PDF file according to the order we specified in logical view.

Exported PDF having diagrams in preferred order

Exported PDF having diagrams in preferred order

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