Importing a diagram
Opening a .revquix file, and bringing a board in from Excalidraw or draw.io - what carries over, what does not, and why there is no export back.
Canvas opens three kinds of file. Drop one onto the boards page, or use Import.
| Extension | From |
|---|---|
.revquix | Canvas itself |
.excalidraw | Excalidraw |
.drawio (or .xml) | draw.io / diagrams.net |
Each import creates a new board. Nothing is merged into a board you already have.
A .revquix file is the whole board#
Elements, styles, the flow animation, page setup and embedded images - all of it. Opening one gives you back exactly what was exported, which is what makes it the right format for a backup or for moving a board between accounts.
Coming from Excalidraw or draw.io#
Both import cleanly enough to remove the reason to redraw a diagram by hand. What arrives is the shapes, the connectors, the text and the layout.
Some things are approximated. Anything the source format expresses that Canvas has no equivalent for comes across as the nearest shape rather than being dropped silently - check the result before building on it.
Limits#
A file is refused rather than half-imported when it is over the caps. Both are generous enough that a hand-drawn diagram will not reach them:
- File size - up to 8 MB.
- Elements - up to 5,000 on one board.
A file that fails validation is rejected the same way whichever format it came from - there is one check, not three.
Related#
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