Software Ideas Modeler 4 User Guide By Dušan Rodina Table of Contents 1 Features ............................................................................................................................................. 10 1.1 Supported Diagrams ................................................................................................................... 10 1.1.1 UML diagrams ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.1.2 Other diagrams .................................................................................................................... 12 2 Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1 Windows 7 .................................................................................................................................. 14 2.2 Windows Vista and older versions .............................................................................................. 14 2.3 Linux ........................................................................................................................................... 14 3 Menus ................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.1 File .............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.1 New ...................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Open .................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.3 Save ..................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.4 Save as ................................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.5 Close Project ........................................................................................................................ 15 3.1.6 Export .................................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.7 Export / Image ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.8 Export / XMI ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.9 Import .................................................................................................................................. 16 3.1.10 Import / XMI ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.11 Print ................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.12 Recent Project .................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.13 Exit ..................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 Edit .............................................................................................................................................. 16 3.3 View ............................................................................................................................................ 18 3.3.1 Standard Bar ........................................................................................................................ 18 3.3.2 Layout Bar ............................................................................................................................ 18 3.3.3 Status Bar ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.4 Toolbox ................................................................................................................................ 18 3.3.5 Side Bar ................................................................................................................................ 18 3.3.6 Diagram Preview .................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.7 Start Page ............................................................................................................................. 19 3.3.8 Element Browser ................................................................................................................. 19 2 3.3.9 Show Assigned Diagrams ..................................................................................................... 19 3.3.10 Show Multiple Usage of Element ....................................................................................... 19 3.3.11 Grid .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.12 Snap to Grid ....................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.13 Rendering Quality .............................................................................................................. 19 3.3.14 Full Screen ......................................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Project ........................................................................................................................................ 20 3.4.1 Add Model ........................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.2 Add Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 20 3.4.3 Add Existing Diagram ........................................................................................................... 23 3.4.4 Project Properties ................................................................................................................ 24 3.4.5 Model Properties ................................................................................................................. 24 3.4.6 Style Set ............................................................................................................................... 24 3.4.7 Tasks .................................................................................................................................... 25 3.4.8 Persons ................................................................................................................................ 25 3.5 Diagram ...................................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.1 Add Layer ............................................................................................................................ 25 3.5.2 Layers ................................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.3 Convert To ........................................................................................................................... 26 3.5.4 Diagram Properties .............................................................................................................. 26 3.5.5 Print .................................................................................................................................... 26 3.5.6 Export .................................................................................................................................. 27 3.5.7 Copy as Image ...................................................................................................................... 27 3.5.8 Copy as Metafile .................................................................................................................. 27 3.5.9 Filter ..................................................................................................................................... 27 3.6 Element ...................................................................................................................................... 28 3.6.1 Add ...................................................................................................................................... 28 3.6.2 Show ID ................................................................................................................................ 28 3.6.3 Show Parent Name .............................................................................................................. 28 3.6.4 Show Stereotypes ................................................................................................................ 29 3.6.5 Show Template Parameters ................................................................................................. 29 3.6.6 Show Attributes ................................................................................................................... 29 3.6.7 Show Operations ................................................................................................................