UML design(一) tools

UML design(一) tools

UML design on eclipse

document location
http://www.vogella.de/articles/UML/article.html

install location
http://www.vogella.de/articles/Eclipse/article.html#updatemanager

step1 Installation

update location Galileo- http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo

find UML2 Extender SDK and UML2 Tools SDK under Modeling and install them.

step 2 Creating UML Diagrams
In my project cat-aries, I create a directory in doc/uml and select [New] --> [Other] --> [UML 2.1 Diagrams] --> [class diagram]

you can create a package and create class in the picture with the help of Palette

If you select your UML diagram and click on the outgoing arrow you can create associations.

UML Design on internet

On line UML design tool, the URL is http://yuml.me

Syntax Overview

Class [Customer]
Directional [Customer]->[Order]
Bidirectional [Customer]<->[Order]
Aggregation [Customer]+-[Order] or [Customer]<>-[Order]
Composition [Customer]++-[Order]
Inheritance [Customer]^[Cool Customer], [Customer]^[Uncool Customer]
Dependencies [Customer]uses-.->[PaymentStrategy]
Cardinality [Customer]<1-1..2>[Address]
Labels [Person]customer-billingAddress[Address]
Notes [Person]-[Address],[Address]-[note: Value Object]
Full Class [Customer|Forename;Surname;Email|Save()]
Splash of Colour [Customer{bg:orange}]<>1->*[Order{bg:green}]

The simplest example:
[Manager]->[Address]
[Address]->[Email]

and we can access the picture from this URL http://yuml.me/diagram/scruffy;/class/[Manager]-%3E[Address],%20[Address]-%3E[Email]