If you're upgrading to Visio 2019 from Visio 2016, you'll still have all the features you are used to— and a whole lot more................
Kick-start your diagrams/shapes
Most Organization Chart's, Brainstorming/SDL templates now have new starter diagrams to get you up and running quicker and easier than ever before!

In-Built database model diagrams and templates
The new Database Model Diagram template accurately models your database as a Visio diagram without the need for add-ins or plug-ins.
Create wireframe diagrams for websites
Bring ideas to life by using a Visio 2019 wireframe. A wireframe is a detailed visual model of an interface that is like a blueprint of functionality and content of a website.
These new Website Templates within Visio 2019 are ideal for creating a low profile design sketch to present ideas, arriving at a team consensus.

New UML tools
New UML component diagrams
Create UML diagrams to show:
- components, ports, interfaces and the relationships between them.
- interactions between lifelines in a free-form arrangement
- architecture of a deployment of software artifacts to nodes.
Improved AutoCAD support
Enhanced AutoCAD support / scaling / importing / instantaenous shape overlays
Now you can open ALL Autocad files with ease.
With Visio 2019, you can now see scaling improvements when importing AutoCAD files.
With Visio 2019, you will notice that AutoCAD import speed is vastly improved.
There used to be long delays when working with shapes on top of CAD files - Now almost instantaenous