StarUML documentation
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  • Introduction
  • User Guide
    • Introduction
    • Basic Concepts
    • Managing Project
    • Editing Elements
    • Formatting Diagram
    • Managing Extensions
    • User Interface
    • Validation Rules
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Working with Diagrams
    • Class Diagram
    • Package Diagram
    • Composite Structure Diagram
    • Object Diagram
    • Component Diagram
    • Deployment Diagram
    • Use Case Diagram
    • Sequence Diagram
    • Communication Diagram
    • Statechart Diagram
    • Activity Diagram
    • Profile Diagram
    • Entity-Relationship Diagram
    • Flowchart Diagram
    • Data Flow Diagram
  • Developing Extensions
    • Getting Started
    • Commands
    • Menus
    • Keymaps
    • Accessing Elements
    • Creating and Modifying Elements
    • Working with Selections
    • Defining Preferences
    • Using Dialogs
    • Registering to Extension Registry
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  1. User Guide

Managing Project

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Last updated 7 years ago

New Project

To create a modeling project, press Ctrl+N or select File | New.

New Project from Template

You can start a modeling project by selecting a template. To start a project with a template, select File | New From Template | [TemplateName]. StarUML supports 4 default templates:

  • UMLMinimal - A single model with UML Standard Profile.

  • UMLConventional - Use Case Model, Analysis Model, Design Model, Implementation Model, and Deployment Model with UML Standard Profile.

  • 4+1 View Model - Pilippe Kruchten's .

  • Rational : Approach of Rational Rose Tool.

  • Data Model : A simple data modeling project.

If you don't want to use pre-defined templates, you need to make your own project structure.

Open Project

If you have model files (.mdj), you can open it in StarUML. To open a model file, press Ctrl+O or select File | Open... and then select a file in Open Dialog.

Open StarUML V1 File

If you have StarUML V1 model files (.uml), you can import by selecting File | Import | StarUML 1 File (.uml)....

Save Project

You can save the working project into a file by pressing Ctrl+S or selecting File | Save. If you want to save as another file, press Ctrl+Shift+S or select File | Save As....

Close Project

To close working project, select File | Close. If you didn't saved the project, you will be asked to save or not.

Export Fragment

To export a part of the project as a fragment, select File | Export | Fragment... and then select an element to export in Element Picker Dialog.

Import Fragment

To import a fragment into the project, select File | Import | Fragment.... The fragment will be included as a child of the project.

Applying Profiles

To include UML Standard Profile, select Model | Apply Profile | UML Standard Profile (v2) in Menu Bar.

4+1 Architectural View Model