Diagram View

Context menu (in the Model View)Open Diagram

The Diagram View displays model diagrams. Each diagram is presented in its own tab.

To open the Diagram View, choose a diagram, namespace or a package in the Model View, right-click it and choose Open Diagram on the context menu.

Most manipulations with diagram elements and links involve drag-and-drop operations or executing right-click (or context) menu commands on the selected elements.

Some of the actions provided by the context menus are:

Add or delete diagram elements and links
Add or delete members in the elements
Create elements by pattern
Cut, copy, and paste the selected items
Navigate to the source code
Hyperlink diagrams
Zoom in and out

Item	Description
Working area	The main part of the Diagram View shows the current diagram.
Context menu	The context menus of the Diagram View are context-sensitive. Right-clicking model elements, including class members, provides access to element-specific operations on the respective context menu. Right-clicking the diagram background opens the context menu for the diagram.
Overview button	Opens the Overview pane (see below).

Overview pane

The overview feature of the Diagram View provides a thumbnail view of the current diagram. The Overview button is located in the bottom right corner of every diagram.

OCL Editor

The OCL Editor is used to enter and edit OCL expressions. Any changes to the names of your model components (classes, operations, attributes, and so on) used in these expressions are automatically updated. This guarantees that your OCL constraints always stay up-to-date.