UML & SysML Toolset
Design object oriented software with Unified Modeling Language (UML), an industry standard for specifying, visualizing and documenting the various aspects of software system.
- UML and SysML Modeling
- Design Output, Export and Import
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Use case diagram
Capture functional requirements with UML use case diagram. Each use case in a use case diagram represents a high level system function that yields a measurable result of values. (UML) Actors are connected with use cases to represent the roles that interact with the functions.
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Model business actor and use case
Model people or external system with business actor. Model business functions with business use case.
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Elaborate use case with sequence diagram
Add sub sequence diagram(s) to use case to represent the interaction between actor and use case.
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Resource Catalog
Draw use case diagram with simple drag and drop. Simply drag to create a new shape in the UML tool. No dummy actions.
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Ensure the correct use of notations
Resource Catalog displays elements and connectors valid for particular shape only, avoiding modeling mistakes.
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Design with abstraction, using sub diagram
Maintain unlimited levels of abstraction layers whereby different perspectives of system and different amounts of details are exposed to developers.
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Quick navigation between parent and sub diagram
Dive into the sub diagram through the tiny resource icon that appear at bottom right of shape. Go back to the parent via the quick link.
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Class diagram
Describes structure of system by showing its classes, their attributes and operations in a UML class diagram. UML class diagram is a blueprint of the classes (code level) required to build a software system. Programmers implement a software system with the help of both the class diagram and the class specification.
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Inline class member editing
Directly rename attributes and operations in class shape. Type (and return type) are automatically mapped with the associated class.
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Pinnable connector end
Pin the end of a connector for more specific pointing purpose. For example, point to an attribute in class.
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Edit multiple association properties at a time
Specify all association properties in diagram without going through deep dialog boxes.
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Optionally hide class member
Show only the attributes and operations that are relevant to specific context. Hide away those irrelevance members.
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Display classes as robustness analysis icons
<<boundary>>, <<control>> and <<entity>> classes can be optionally shown as robustness analysis icons.
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Wrap long class members
Keep your classes look compact by showing long attributes and operations in multiple lines.
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Sort class members
Order attributes and operations by name, by visibility (private/public/protected) or by stereotype.
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Add attribute with getter and setter
Automatically generate getter and setter when adding new attribute.
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Manual class member re-ordering with drag and drop
The UML tool supports drag-and-drop attributes and/or operations for re-ordering.
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Move class members between classes with drag and drop
Move attributes and operations to another class by simple drag and drop.
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Define states for controller class with state machine diagram
Add a sub state machine diagram to controller class for modeling its states and state change.
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Visualize related classes from class members
Show in diagram the classes being chosen as type or return type of attributes and operations.
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Sequence diagram
Visualize interactions between users, systems and sub-systems over time through message passing between objects or roles. If class diagram represents the skeleton of classes by showing their attributes and methods, sequence diagram complete the classes by representing the programming logic to be filled in methods' body.
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Drag-and-drop sequence diagram creation
The UML tool enables the creation of sequence diagram with minimal effort.
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Reclaim and eliminate space with sweeper and magnet
Introduce space in diagram by sweeping shapes to a direction, or eliminate space by pulling shapes towards a direction with magnet.
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Draw sequence diagram with keyboard
Put your mouse aside. Embrace your keyboard for quick sequence diagram creation.
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Automatic sequence message numbering
Automatically generated and updated numbers for sequence messages. No manual editing is required.
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One-click return message creation
With a click, a return message will be created for you, with proper connectivity and positioning.
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Automatic activation extension
Activations will be automatically extended, following your drawing.
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Identify classes and operation from sequence diagram
Make the lifelines become classifier, and make the sequence messages become behaviors (i.e. operations) of class.
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Re-locate activation to move associated messages
Messages will always stick with activations. When you move an activation to another lifeline, the attached messages will follow.
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Generate communication diagram
Save effort by generating a communication diagram that conforms to your sequence diagram.
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Display lifelines as robustness analysis icons
<<boundary>>, <<control>> and <<entity>> lifelines can be optionally shown as robustness analysis icons.
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Communication diagram
Collaboration between objects in runtime can be modeled in the UML tool, with a UML communication diagram. In a communication diagram, objects, called lifelines, are connected to represent the need of communication during the execution of an interaction. Messages can be added on top of the connectors to list the calls made from and to those lifelines.
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Grouped messages
Instead of having messages loosely placed on diagram, they are grouped in a way that allows for simple re-positioning.
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Auto-sized swimlane
With a swimlane that span the width of diagram, you don't need size it yourself.
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Generate sequence diagram
Save effort by generating a sequence diagram that conforms to your communication diagram.
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Activity diagram
Use UML activity diagram, the flowchart-based diagram to model system behavior in the UML tool. Partition actions according to the type of participant involved.
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Create branch of actions with single mouse click
Click once to create not one shape, but a chain of action shapes in representing conditional flows.
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Convert model element to a different type
Seamlessly convert a model element to another type, with properties preserved. For example, from UML action to UML activity.
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Align shapes perfectly with alignment guide
When dragging shapes, alignment guide lines appear so you can position shapes in alignment with others.
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State machine diagram
State machine diagram is a critical design model for event-driven systems. Well-designed state machine shows accurately the essential states of objects as well as the triggers of state change, which facilitates the development of error-free state machine.
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Protocol state machine specification
Model how a protocol works, with protocol state machine. Both behavioral and protocol state machines are supported in the UML tool.
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Multiple connector routing styles
Increase readability of diagram with different kinds of connector routing styles — curve, oblique, rectilinear, round-oblique and round-rectilinear.
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Create turning points when create shape with connector
Save diagramming time by create connecting objects with multiple turning points at once.
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Connector captions that follow connector's orientation
Maintain clear and highly readable diagrams by having the connectors' caption follow the orientation of connectors.
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Multiple alignment options for shape name
We provide 9 alignment options for you to position shape name in the desired place.
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Precise shape positioning with the help of alignment guide
Create shapes that align well to existing shape with the help of the dynamic, visual guides.
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Component diagram
Components diagrams are used to model the structure of systems by showing how little parts of the system "gear up" in forming a bigger part, or forming the entire software systems.
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Resizable connector caption
Resize connector caption to fit the presentation of diagram.
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Movable connector caption
Drag to move the connector caption to anywhere you like to make your UML diagram more readable.
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Layout diagrams in different styles
Tidy up messy design with the built-in layout algorithms. The algorithms are fully configurable, which provides you with the best result you want.
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Describe model elements by rich text
Describe model elements with formatted text — bold, italic, bullet points, different font colors, font size, etc.
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Describe model element by voice
Describe model element by audio recording. You can record new audio clip or link to any audio recording to any model element in your project.
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Deployment diagram
Models the physical deployment of software components with UML deployment diagram. In deployment diagram, hardware components (e.g., web server, mail server, application server) are presented as nodes, with the software components that run inside the hardware components presented as artifacts.
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User-defined notation symbol
Apply your own image file as graphical representation of any notation. You may use your own avatar to replace traditional stickman shape for UML actor, if you like.
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Make shape appearance follow stereotype's definition
Specify in stereotype the background color, font color and font weight and font settings of model element, and let the model elements that extend the stereotype follow.
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Manage and apply styles
Define and apply style to shapes to quickly change the shape appearance without setting every background/foreground one by one.
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Multi-language spell checking — English, Brazilian, German, etc
The UML tool supports spell checking and suggestion for English, Brazilian, French, German and Spanish.
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Package diagram
Arrange and organize model elements and diagrams for large-scale project with package diagrams helps development team to navigate and find the right model elements. Package diagram is also good in visualizing structure and dependency between sub-systems or modules.
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Select contained shapes with InstantFreeze
Temporarily freeze a container shape to aid in the selection of child shapes.
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Format copier
Clone format properties from one shape to another, with simple clicks.
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Group diagram and shapes into package with package header
Easily add diagram along with its containing shapes into a package with the package header that appear on top of every diagram.
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Name completion
Re-use a model element by providing its name when create shape. Enter part of the name and complete it by choosing from the popup list.
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Configurable shape appearance
Adjust the background color, font color and font weight and font settings of shapes.
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Gradient shape background
Draw vivid, attractive diagrams with shapes paint with gradient color.
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Quick shape layout
Instantly align a group of shape, distribute them evenly or set them to optimal size, with the help of the resource-centric diagramming interface.
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Object diagram
View a snapshot of instances of classifiers in UML class diagrams. Similar to class diagrams, object diagrams show the static design of a system from a prototypical perspective.
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Keep connector route readable with line jump
Show the intersections between connectors as a visual 'bridge' for clear visibility of connector path.
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Various line jump options
Show the visual bridge that "built" on top of intersections between connectors in the style you like — arc, gap and square.
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Print with diagram properties (e.g. name, description) shown
Add a diagram info box to diagram. Each box presents information like diagram name and description.
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Bookmark diagram and shape
Once you've added a bookmark to a diagram or shape, you can navigate to it from anywhere in your project.
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Locate shape by URL
Every model element has a unique URL. You can send the URL to your colleagues to locate the target elements easily.
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Single model element, multiple views
Re-use a model element in multiple diagrams. Whenever a change is made to any instance, the rest will be updated automatically.
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Composite structure diagram
Visualize the internal structure of a class or collaboration with UML composite structure diagram. Model a system from a micro point-of-view using UML composite structure diagram.
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Automatic expand diagram margin
Automatic expand diagram base on the growth of design. Margin can be defined visually in the UML tool.
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Split diagram into multiple inner panes
Compare different portions of big diagram is troublesome. You can split diagram for viewing different parts of diagram without scrolling back and forth.
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Show tagged values in shape body
Add user-defined properties by adding tagged values to shapes. Optionally show the tagged values in shape body to read the properties in diagram.
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Timing diagram
Timing diagrams model the behavior of objects throughout a given period of time. It is a commonly used UML tool for designing real-time and distributed systems.
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Interaction overview diagram
View the sequence of interactions with UML interaction overview diagram. Interaction overview diagram helps represent complex scenario that involve multiple interactions presented as multiple UML sequence diagrams.
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SysML requirement diagram
Requirement is what your clients want and what your team have to fulfill. It is so important that needs to be managed carefully. The SysML requirement diagram provides a visual approach in representing and managing system requirements. In a requirement diagram, requirements are shown as blocks, with connectors in between, illustrating the derivation, dependency and grouping of requirements.
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User-defined requirement types
Define your own requirement types, with user-defined properties and appearance.
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Export and import requirements to Excel
Produce a list of requirement to Excel for external manipulation. Import the file back for updating.
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Block definition diagram
Visualize your system hierarchy. Define the system/component classifications in blocks to get a better picture of interconnections between these system components.
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Specify project management properties
Set status, difficulty, priority, version, iteration, phase and discipline to each model element for project management purpose.
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Open diagram in quick by its name
Search and locate diagram is critical when project grows bigger and bigger. The 'jump' feature allows you to open a diagram by providing its name, or part of it.
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Internal block diagram
Take a closer look at your system design from within. Describe the internal structure of a system in terms of its parts, ports, and connectors.
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Parametric diagram
A restricted form of internal block diagram that shows only the use of constraint blocks along with the properties they constrain within a context. Parametric diagram is used to support engineering analysis, such as performance, reliability, and mass properties analysis.
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Document user problem with textual analysis
Gather user's requirements as text document, and extract model elements from text. The problem statement editor provides a text editor for entering user requirements. You can extract glossary terms and model elements from text, and continue modeling with the model elements extracted.
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Rich text in problem statement editor
User formatted text in describing user problems — font family, font size, bulleted list, table, etc.
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Keywords highlighting in problem statement
Important terms that are defined as glossary terms are highlighted in problem statement.
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Identify candidate objects from problem statement
Extract actors, use cases, requirements, classes, packages, actions from words in problem statement.
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Candidate pane view
Graphical representation of candidate items.
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Model element referencing
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Add internal references between diagrams, shapes, model elements
Make internal links between different kinds of project artifacts. Those references work both in Visual Paradigm and in any document and Web contents generated from your design.
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Add external reference to business documents
Maintain reference between software design and the business documents to help find out why a design decision was made.
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Mark in shape body when have reference added
Glance over a design. The tiny marker that appear in shapes' body indicates that the shapes have references added.
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