Use Visio-like icons in Astah
When you have a meeting with Non-IT people and show your diagrams, you may want to create UML diagrams using Visio-like icons.
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Create index of diagrams
I introduce you the method to create and navigate the index of artifacts (diagrams) with Astah.
Create your own template file!
In Astah, when you create a new project by [File] – [New], a default file opens with an empty package. But there are some pre-installed files you can choose to open and also you can […]
Increase your efficiency by using [Map View] for your diagramming
Astah has keyboard shortcuts to zoom in/out diagrams on the Diagram Editor which is helpful enough but if you learn how to use [Map View], diagramming will be much easier especially when you are working […]
Share Modeled Diagrams with SVG format on Office documents
Insert Model Diagrams to Office Documents with SVG Format
Export Astah diagrams to plantUML and mermaid!
Scripts to convert Astah diagrams to PlantUML and mermaid.js.
How to make the line break on model name
You can make the line break using any of the the shortcut keys below. [Shift + Enter] [Control + Enter] (Command if you are on Mac) [Alt + Enter] If these keys don’t work, that […]
How Astah converts relationships in UML Class relationships to ones in ERD
A mapping rule how Astah converts UML class relationships to ones in ERD
Add custom icons in Astah
In Astah, you can add mini-icons to each model to make your diagrams expressive and alive! When you want to add information to a model, you would add text or notes or change its color. In Astah “Mini-icon” is another option. You can add a smily face, check mark, stars…! Your diagrams will become communicative and the model element can impart the information just by adding a Mini-icon.
Adjust lifeline and ExecutionSpecification length in UML Sequence diagrams
In Astah, you can adjust lengths of lifelines and ExecutionSpecifications in UML Sequence diagram easily. You no longer adjust those lengths one by one. You can adjust them all once before you export diagrams to image files or print!
