Organize Class Diagram with Model

This tutorial is aimed to introduce the use of model for organizing class diagrams, which makes the project content easier to read and manage. By reading this tutorial, you will know how to create model, create diagram under model and add existing diagram to model.

September 23, 2009
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Create a new project.
Open the Model Explorer.
There are several default models for creation. Right click on the explorer pane and select Model > Implementation Model from the popup menu to create an implementation model.
Create another model without using the defaults. Right click on the explorer pane again and select Model > New Model... from the popup menu.
In the Model specification, enter Domain Model as name. Click OK to confirm.
Create a class diagram under the domain model by right clicking on Domain Model, and selecting Diagram > UML Modeling > Class Diagram from the popup menu.
Create another class diagram. This time, click on the button in toolbar. Diagram created in this approach will put at root (won't show in Model Explorer).
Create several classes in diagram.
In Model Explorer, move the new diagram to under Implementation Model by right clicking on Implementation Model, and selecting Diagram > Add Existing Diagram... from the popup menu.
In the Add Sub Diagrams dialog box, select Class Diagram1. Click OK.

Diagram and the classes are all moved to Implementation Model.