Appearance Options

Option Name	Description
Grid - Show grid	(default false) Show grid lines on diagram
Grid - Color	Color of grid lines.
Grid - Width	Determines the horizontal spaces between grid lines.
Grid - Height	Determines the vertical spaces between grid lines.
Grid - Snap to grid	(default true) When checked, shapes will be docked to the closest grid line when being created/moved. Otherwise, shapes can be moved freely as if the grid does not exist.
Graphics anti-aliasing	(default true) Smoothen the graphics.
Text anti-aliasing	(default true) Smoothen the text.
Documentation Type	Default type of documentation HTML - (default) HTML text that consists of formatting such as bold, italic, underline, table Plain text - Text without formatting
Model Element Name Alignment	Top Left - Shape name will appear at top left of shape Top Middle - Shape name will appear at top middle of shape Top Right - Shape name will appear at top right of shape Middle Left - Shape name will appear at middle left of shape Middle - (default) Shape name will appear at middle middle of shape Middle Right - Shape name will appear at middle right of shape Bottom Left - Shape name will appear at bottom left of shape Bottom Middle - Shape name will appear at bottom middle of shape Bottom Right - Shape name will appear at bottom right of shape
Diagram background	Background color of diagrams.
Enable minimum size	(default true) Determines whether shapes are restricted to a built-in minimum size.
Fractional Metrics	(default true) When checked, fit size of shape will be performed correctly. When disabled, the shape may look better but size may not fit.
Show Package Name Style	Within Package Body - The name of package will be shown at the top of package shape Within Package Tab - The name of package will be shown inside the package tab

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