VSD is proprietary to Microsoft Visio
VSD is the native file format of Microsoft Visio. Its internal structure is closed, so the reliable way to create a VSD is to open or import your artwork in Microsoft Visio and save it there.
Need a VSD from a AI? Here's why that isn't a direct conversion — and the editable formats that get you there.
You can't convert a AI to VSD — VSD is Microsoft Visio's own format, and only Microsoft Visio writes it.
VSD is the native file format of Microsoft Visio. Its internal structure is closed, so the reliable way to create a VSD is to open or import your artwork in Microsoft Visio and save it there.
Even after importing, a AI is pixels — not the editable shapes, text and layers a VSD is designed to hold. So a direct AI → VSD conversion wouldn't give you a truly editable document anyway.
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Full AI format guideVSD is the legacy binary format of Microsoft Visio (pre-2013), used for flowcharts, network diagrams and org charts. It was superseded by the XML-based VSDX.
How to open VSD opens in Microsoft Visio and compatible diagram tools; export to VSDX, PDF or an image to share.