Model View Options

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Tools > Options > Modeling > (level) > Model View

Here (level) is used to specify that the Model View options page can be selected in the 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 Model View options control how diagram content is displayed in the Model View.

Model View options

Option	Description and default value
Show links	True—the Model View shows links between nodes. Otherwise links are hidden. The default is False.
Sorting type	Defines the type of sorting (ordering) elements in the Model View. Possible values are Alphabetical, Metaclass, None. The default is Metaclass.
View type	Defines how to organize items in the Model view: Diagram-centric—design elements are shown in their respective diagrams. Only classes, interfaces, and other source-code elements are shown in respective namespaces. Model-centric—all elements are shown under namespaces. Simplified—the default is Simplified.

See Also

• Configuring UML Modeling
• Modeling Options