VP-UML User's Guide

Part I. Getting Started

Part II. Visual Modeling

Part III. UML Modeling

Part IV. Business Modeling

Part V. Database and ORM Modeling

Part VI. Stereotypes and Profile Management

Part VII. Team Collaboration

Part VIII. Documentation Publishing and Printing

Part IX. Code Engineering

Part X. Interoperability

Part XI. Impact Analysis

Part XII. General

 

Fit shape size

In some cases, shapes are found oversized. For better presentation, you may need to resize them smaller. Fit size can help you adjust shapes into the smallest size based on their content, such as the name of shape. The size of shapes can be fixed either manually or automatically.

NOTE: The size of shapes can be fixed automatically by right clicking on the diagram's background and checking Diagram Content> Auto Fit Shapes Size.

Fit selected shapes size

To adjust a shape size, move the mouse on a shape and fit size resource centric interface will be shown. Click Fit Size resource icon at the bottom of the shape.

Click Fit Size
Click Fit Size


To fit several shapes' size, move the mouse on those shapes, right click on one of the selected shapes and then select Selection > Fit Size from the pop-up menu.

Fit size for several shapes from the pop-up menu
Fit size for several shapes from the pop-up menu


Each shape will be adjusted to its fit size in accordance with its content, instead of fixing all selected shapes into the exactly same size.

Shapes are fitted size
Shapes are fitted size

Check/uncheck automatic fit shape size mode

You can check/ uncheck the Auto Fit Shapes Size on diagram to make all the shapes on the diagram to be fitted size automatically. To do so, right click on the diagram's background, select Diagram Content > Auto Fit Shapes Size from the pop-up menu.

Turn on Auto Fit Shapes Size on diagram
Check Auto Fit Shapes Size from the pop-up menu

All the shapes are subsequently fitted size and they will become non-sizable.

If the content of shape is changed, the shape itself will be resized automatically.

Class shape is resized automatically after new attribute added
Class shape is resized automatically after new attribute added


You can also check Auto Fit Size for future usage.

  1. Select Tools > Options... from the main menu to unfolded Options dialog box.
  2. In the Options dialog box, press the Diagramming category, select the Shape tab and check Auto fit size (diagram-based).

    Check Auto fit size (diagram-based) in the Options dialog box

 
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