Bowtie
Bowtie diagram
Visio shapes stencil and template
for Microsoft ® Visio ® 2013/2016/2019/2021/2024/Microsoft 365 Visio Online Plan 2
Bowtie diagrams
Bowtie diagrams are used in many parts of business and industry as a tool for conducting safety and risk assessments and the analysis, prevention and mitigation of risks.
These stencils contain 10 shapes in 1 stencil (in both metric and US units, all in Visio VSSX format) for creating risk analysis bowtie diagrams very quickly within Microsoft Visio, ideal for presentations, management overviews and safety manuals.
The template controls routing of connectors between shapes.
This example drawing was created using these shapes in Microsoft Visio.
Watch a video of a diagram being created with these shapes
Download a free trial containing some sample demonstration shapes
A zip file containing sample stencils in VSSX format.
ZIP file containing stencils in Visio VSSX format to be used for Visio 2013/2016/2019/2021/2024 and Online Plan 2.
Downloadbowtie-sampler.zip updated: 15th January 2026 size: 32 KB
ZIP file instructions
- Visio 2013 to 2024
- Create a folder named Bowtie Sampler in your My Documents\My Shapes folder and unzip the file into that folder.
- To make templates more visible within Visio please read:
https://www.paulherber.co.uk/stuff-about-visio/#templatesvisible - Start Visio. You will find the shapes under the More Shapes menu.
- Visio Online 365 Plan 2
- Microsoft provide instructions here:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/introducing-custom-shapes-in-visio-for-the-web/4001237
- Microsoft provide instructions here:
The _M version of the shapes is Metric, the _U version is US units (inches).
This software works with:
- Microsoft Visio 2013/2016/2019/2021/2024 (any version, Standard or Professional)
- Microsoft 365 Visio Online Plan 2
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The stencil
