Chapter 2 - Working with Diagrams - Visual Paradigm

SDE User’s Guide (Part 1) Chapter 2 – Working with Diagrams
To use the popup menu of Diagram Navigator to create:
Right click on the diagram type node in Diagram Navigator and select New Class Diagram in popup menu.
Figure 2.4 - Select New Class Diagram from popup menu of Diagram Navigator
Creating Diagram Elements
After creating a new diagram, you can create diagram elements using the diagram toolbar. In this section, we will introduce the
techniques of how to create diagram elements and connectors:
2-4
• Creating Shapes
• Creating Connectors
• Creating Self-Connection
Creating Shapes
To create a shape, click on a diagram element button from the diagram toolbar and click on the diagram pane to create it. The
element generated will have a default size.
Figure 2.5 - Click to Create Shapes