General Diagrams

Class Diagram Modifications & Settings

Below we'll cover editing the Class Diagram's constructs and settings.

Class Construct Editing A review of the Class Construct Editing Options
Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct Editing A review of these constructs editing options
Line Construct Editing A review of the Line Constructs Editing Options
Multiple Entities Editing A review of the Multiple Entities Selected Editing Options
Class Diagram Settings
A review of the Class Diagram's Setting Options
The previous article on the Class Diagram provides users with an introductory explanation of the constructs and their functionality on the canvas. In the following section, we will delve into more detail about the editing options available for the canvas constructs and the toolbar frame options that change dependent on the selected constructs and the Class Diagram's settings.

Class Construct Editing

class construct editing options class diagram

Upon selecting the Class (Asset) construct, the top of the toolbar frame changes to provide editing options for users to modify it. The options highlighted above will be covered below.

Bold

bold class construct class diagram 

This option will Bold the name of the Class construct selected on the canvas.

Italicize

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This option will Italicize the name of the Class construct selected on the canvas.

Change Text Fill Color

change text color class construct class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Text Fill Color Option, users can change the text color of the Class construct selected on the canvas by selecting the color associated to the desired color or by simply inputting in the Hex, R, G, B fields the proper codes and numbers.

Change Fill Color

change fill color class construct class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Change Fill Color Option, users can change the filling color of the Class construct selected on the canvas.

Change Stroke/line color

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Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Change Stroke/Line Color Option, users can change the color that borders the Class construct selected on the canvas.

Reset Color back to default

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The Reset color back to default option will change the Class construct selected on the canvas back to the default gray and black colors.

Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct Editing

Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct Editing class diagram

Upon selecting an Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter or Return Type construct, the top of the toolbar frame changes to provide editing options for users to modify it. All 4 of these constructs provide the same options as highlighted above. These will be covered below.

Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct bold option class diagram

This option will Bold the name of the construct selected on the canvas.

Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct italicize option class diagram

This option will Italicize the name of the construct selected on the canvas.

Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct change text color option class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Text Fill Color Option, users can change the text color of the construct selected by selecting the color associated to the desired color or by simply inputting in the Hex, R, G, B fields the proper codes and numbers.

Operation, Attribute, Input Paramenter and Return Type Construct reset color option class diagram

The Reset color back to default option will change the text selected back to the default black color.

Line Construct Editing

Line Construct editing options class diagram

When a line construct in the Class Diagram is selected, users may edit it with the options highlighted above. The highlighted options in the image above on the top toolbar frame are covered below.

Change Stroke/Line Color

Line Construct color options class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Change Stroke/Line Color Option, users can change the color of the line selected on the canvas by selecting the color associated to the desired color or by simply inputting in the Hex, R, G, B fields the proper codes and numbers.

Reset Color Back to Default

Line Construct reset color option class diagram

The Reset color back to default option will change the Line selected on the canvas back to the default black color.

Line Options

Line Construct line options menu class diagram

Following along with the dropdown, users may change the Line construct to straight or orthogonal. The line's name label may be shown (or hidden, if shown). If the label is dragged and dropped away from the line, a line will be tied to the label to indicate the connection the label is tied to. In this case, the the label's line type can be straight or curved (example in initial line construct image above). Lastly, the label can be reset to its defaulted state and undo changes made to it.

Paths

paths menu class diagram

The Paths dropdown provides users the ability to change the line's relationship type. 

Below displays the line style for each option.

  • Aggregation
  • Composition
  • Generalization
  • simple association example class diagram     Simple Association

simple association multiplicity example class diagram

Simple Association allows users to add Multiplicity on the Simple Association line. It is a Logical entity, so this allows users to apply Multiplicity Attributes that can be added on the left sidebar under the Attributes Tab. These Multiplicty Attributes are also displayed on the Simple Association line as shown above. 

Multiple Entities Editing

multiple entities editing options class diagram

To select multiple classes on the canvas, users can simply drag their cursor outside of the constructs and a box will appear. This allows users to choose as many classes as they desire. Once selected, editing options will appear on the top toolbar for users to utilize. Let's explore each option as highlighted above.

Bold

bold multiple entities class diagram  

This option will Bold all the names of the multiple constructs on the Class construct.

Italicize

italicize multiple entities class diagram

This option will Italicize all the names of the multiple constructs on the Class construct.

Change Text Fill Color

change text color multiple entities class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Text Fill Color Option, users can change the text color of the multiple constructs on the Class construct selected on the canvas by selecting the color associated close to the desired color simply inputting in the Hex, R, G, B fields the proper codes and numbers.

Change Fill Color

change fill color multiple entities class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Text Fill Color Option, users can change the color of the multiple constructs on the Class construct selected on the canvas.

Change Stroke/line color

change line color multiple entities class diagram

Using the HTML Color Picker that drops down from the Change Line/Stroke Color Option, users can change the color of the multiple constructs on the Class construct selected on the canvas.

Reset Color back to default

reset color multiple entities class diagram

The Reset color back to default option will change the name of the multiple constructs on the Class construct selected on the canvas back to the default black color.

Align Vertically

align vertically multiple entities class diagram

This selection will align the constructs vertically for the multiple Classes selected on the canvas. The vertical line will start with the highlighted green State, as shown below.

align vertically multiple entities class diagram  example

Align Horizontally

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This selection will align the constructs horizontally for the multiple Classes selected on the canvas. The horizontal line will start with the highlighted green Class construct, as shown below.

align horizontally multiple entities class diagram example

Class Diagram Settings

class diagram settings menu

The above Class Diagram Settings is the wrench icon on the top right of the toolbar frame. This button is a fixed dropdown and does not change dependent on what the user has selected. Let's delve into the options available in this dropdown below.

Hide/Show Attributes & Operations

hide/show constructs settings class diagram

Users may hide the attributes and operations as desired with the highlighted options above.

Show/Hide Cross- Project Indicators

show x-project indicators settings class diagram

Users may show (or hide, if shown) the indicators on the constructs brought into the model from another Innoslate project.

Auto Number

auto number settings class diagram

Users may Auto Number the Class constructs with the modal pops up when this option is selected. Users may autonumber the single level displayed and/or add a Prefix.

auto number window class diagram

Layout, Reset Diagram & Help

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Lastly, the final options provide users to reset their diagram after changes and layout the diagram after changes are made.

The very last option, 'Help,' will send users directly to the Help Center page for the Class Diagram for convenience.

 

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