Preferences window - Modeling Appearance page

Use this page to change the default options for the appearance of diagrams.

Appearance

Colors and fonts
Select a default font and default colors for diagram elements. You can override these settings by formatting individual diagram elements.
Global appearances
Select options to show or hide drop shadows, to make shape names bold, and to show or hide gradients.

Connectors

Stereotype style
Select a stereotype style of text or none.

Shapes

Show parent name
Select to show or hide parent names.
Show compartment titles
Select to show or hide compartment titles.
Show signatures
Select to show or hide signatures.
Stereotype style
Select a stereotype style for shapes. To display shape stereotypes with decoration icons and text in double angle brackets (<< >>), select Decorations and Text. To display shape stereotypes with decoration icons, select Decoration. To display shape stereotypes with shape image-based icons, select Shape Image. To display shape stereotypes with text in double angle brackets (<< >>), select Text. To not display shape stereotypes, select None.
Compartment stereotype style
Select a compartment stereotype style for shapes.To display compartment stereotypes with decoration icons, select Decoration. To display compartment stereotypes with text in double angle brackets (<< >>), select Text. To not display compartment stereotypes, select None.
Visibility style
Select a visibility style for shapes.To display visibility styles with decoration icons, select Decoration. To display visibility styles with text symbols, select Text. To not display visibility styles, select None.

UML Classifier

Shape settings
Select to show or hide operations and attributes.

UML Component

Shape settings
Select to show or hide operations, attributes, realizations, required interfaces, and provided interfaces.

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