The Ctrl+o command enables to display for a dedicated diagram, in an independent window (as following), every diagram elements.
When the diagram is dense, the Outline View enables to navigate in the diagram per diagram area.
If a diagram is large, it is possible to scroll easily through the diagram in all directions (both horizontally and vertically at the same time) by using on of the shortcuts below:
The new Select menu in diagram consists of tools for highlighting related elements to the selected element(s) on the diagram. For instance, on a SAB diagram, select a function and right click on the contextual menu Select/Elements of Same Type will select all functions on the SAB diagram.
The available tools are:
| Elements of Same Type | Select all elements on the active diagram which have the same type as the current selected element(s) |
| Resembling Elements | Select all elements on the active diagram which have the same mapping as the current selected element(s) |
| Owned ports | Select all ports on the active diagram which are owned by the current selected element(s) |
| Owned elements | Select all elements on the active diagram which are owned by the current selected element(s) |
| Related connections | Select all connections on the active diagram which are related to the current selected element(s) |
A new tool called Generic Connection Creation Tool is added to the palette of diagram allowing create new edge more dynamically:
on the palette.
When the number of diagrams increases, it is necessary to organize them.
Blank diagrams (for instance XAB and IDB) can be drag and dropped between Components or Component packages. For example, a sub-package can be created under the Logical System to group certain LAB diagrams as follows:
Another way to organize diagrams is via package tag. Several diagrams can be grouped together in a package tag. In the view Properties of a diagram, it is possible to:
The Visibility Mode allows to visualize all elements of the diagram: if an element is currently invisible because of an active filter or being hidden by user, it will be shown with transparency.
This mode can be activated from the toolbar of diagram.
If the Visibility Mode is active, double-clicking on a graphical element will change its visibility (from visible to invisible and vice versa) without modifying semantic models:
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This Visibility Mode is not persisted: when a diagram is closed, the mode is automatically disabled. |
The new tool Representation Link in the palette allows to create a graphical link toward an existing diagram.
On the Project Explorer, it is possible to refresh at once many sub-representations related to a selected element.
The title blocks enables the possibility to add information about diagram elements or the diagram itself and can be shown in diagram to provide additional information chosen by users. Additional details about title blocks (tools, customization) can be found below:
Sometimes it's difficult to be able to select a title block in order to move it from one place to another. By selecting from right to left such as the following image, you can easily select the Title Blocks.
