You can work with diagram elements, also called UML shapes, and geometric shapes in diagrams to model your applications or databases.
Adding diagram elements to modeling diagrams
You can add a diagram element to a modeling diagram to graphically represent a model element.Showing related modeling diagram elements
You can show diagram elements that are related to the selected diagram element in a modeling diagram.Copying modeling diagram elements
You can copy a diagram element and paste it into the same or another modeling diagram.Saving modeling diagram elements
You can save your modeling diagram elements as images so that you can use them in other media such as Microsoft® Word documents, presentations, or HTML pages. You can save the diagrams as GIF, BMP, JPEG, JPG, or SVG images.Deleting modeling diagram elements
You can delete a diagram element and its related connectors from a specific diagram or from all diagrams and all models.Attaching notes to modeling diagram elements
You can attach a note to one or more modeling diagram elements to specify information about them.Repositioning modeling diagram elements
You can arrange, align, reorder, and resize diagram elements in a diagram.Showing and hiding parent names in modeling diagrams
In UML modeling, you identify the classifiers in your model by giving them unique names. Each classifier has a fully-qualified name that consists of parent name, which is the namespace that contains the element, and the name of the element itself. The fully-qualified name is the concatenation of the parent name and the name of a classifier; for example, ParentName::ClassifierName. You can display only the classifier name or display the fully-qualified name of a classifier.Connecting modeling diagram elements
Connectors are lines that represent relationships between diagram elements in modeling diagrams.
Parent topic: Building models
Related concepts
Diagram elements
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Types of geometric shapes