Modeling - Diagram Appearance Options
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Tools > Options > Modeling > (level) > Diagram > Appearance
- Here (level) is used to specify that the Diagram Appearance options page can be selected in the Diagram, Project, Project Group, and Default branches of the Modeling options tree. (See Hierarchical Levels of Modeling options in the Modeling Options dialog box topic for more information).
The Diagram Appearance options control the default behavior and appearance of diagrams.
General options
Option | Description and default value |
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Diagram background color |
Defines the background color for diagrams, if the Use default background color option is |
Diagram background gradient color |
Defines the second background color used for gradient coloring of diagram backgrounds. |
Diagram background gradient mode |
Defines the |
Diagram background gradient ON |
Turns ON ( |
Diagram background image file |
Defines the file that stores the image to be used to fill the diagram backgrounds. |
Diagram background image mode |
Defines how to draw the image specified in Diagram background image file:
Use the Diagram background image transparency option to make the image partially transparent and to show the diagram elements otherwise hidden by the image. |
Diagram background image transparency |
Defines the image's level of transparency. Possible values are between |
Diagram detail level |
Defines how much information to display for UML elements in diagrams:
The default is |
Font in diagrams |
Options in this group define the Font Name, Font Size, Italic, Bold, and other parameters of the font to use in diagrams. |
Maximum width of text labels (pixels) |
Specifies the width limit for all text labels outside nodes (for example, link labels). |
Member format |
Controls the format of members in class diagrams.
The default value is |
Show page borders |
Defines whether to show gray borders that represent page margins in the Diagram View and the Overview pane. |
Use default background color |
Defines whether the system background color is used as the main background color in diagrams.
The default is |
Wrap text in link labels |
Defines whether the text displayed in a link label automatically wraps on the next line when it reaches the right border of the label.
The default is |
Wrap text in nodes |
Defines whether the text displayed in a node rectangle automatically wraps on the next line when it reaches the right border of the rectangle.
The default is |
Gradient coloring of nodes options
Option | Description and default value |
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Gradient area |
Defines which parts of nodes to fill by the gradient coloring.
The default is |
Gradient color 1 |
Defines the first color used by the gradient coloring. |
Gradient color 2 |
Defines the second color used by the gradient coloring. |
Gradient mode |
Defines the |
Gradient ON |
Defines whether to use the gradient coloring of nodes. |
Use global gradient colors |
The default is |
Use metaclass colors |
The default is |
Grid options
Option | Description and default value |
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Grid color |
Defines the color of the grid in diagrams. |
Grid height (pixels) |
Sets the height of grid rectangles in pixels. |
Grid style |
Defines whether the grid is displayed as dotted ( |
Grid width (pixels) |
Sets the width of grid rectangles in pixels. |
Show grid |
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Snap to grid |
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Nodes options
Option | Description and default value |
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3D look |
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Enable manual ordering |
Defines the order of members displayed within elements. |
Round off rectangle corners |
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Show compartments as line |
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Show imported classes with fully qualified names |
Defines whether imported class names are shown in the fully qualified or short form. |
Show metadata attributes |
Defines showing or hiding metadata attributes. |
Show referenced class names |
Defines showing or hiding referenced class names.
With this parameter, you can optionally show or hide the name of the base class or interface in the upper-right corner of a classifier in the Diagram View. You can hide these references to simplify the visual presentation of the project. |
Show referenced classes with fully qualified names |
Defines whether referenced class names are shown in the fully qualified or short form. |
Sort members according to their positions in source code |
Defines the order of members displayed within compartments.
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Sort members alphabetically |
Defines the order of members displayed within compartments.
The default is |
Sort members by visibility |
Defines the order of members displayed within compartments.
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UML In Color options
Option | Description and default value |
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Enable UML in color |
Defines whether to use the UML in color profile. When |
Description stereotype |
Defines the color of classifiers with the stereotype "description". |
Mi-detail stereotype |
Defines the color of classifiers with the stereotype "Mi-detail". |
Moment-interval stereotype |
Defines the color of classifiers with the stereotype "moment-interval". |
Party stereotype |
Defines the color of classifiers with the stereotype "party". |
Place stereotype |
Defines the color of classifiers with the stereotype "place". |
Role stereotype |
Defines the color of classifiers with the stereotype "role". |
Thing stereotype |
Controls the color of classifiers with the stereotype "thing". |