You can create UML project for any of your Java project in Eclipse. Note that one Java project can associate with at most one UML project and you cannot create UML project without associating it with any Java project. Once you have created a UML project for a Java project, you cannot remove it or de-associate it.
Objectaid Uml
Creating a New UML Project
UML diagrams compliment inline documentation ( javadoc ) and allow to better explore / understand a design. Moreover, you can print and bring them to table to discuss a design. In this post, we will install and use the ObjectAid plugin for Eclipse to produce jUnit lib class diagrams. Creating UML 2 diagrams with Eclipse UML2 Tools - Tutorial? I had older references for such tools, but the new ones are build upon UML2 project (described in the tutorial). MDT-UML2Tools is in the making, Omondo is there, but not free. Papyrus UML, for instance, is based on UML2 Tool.
- In Eclipse, select the Java project where you want to create a UML project for it.
- Right click on the project and select Open Visual Paradigm from the popup menu.
- Select from the Project Structure window the location of the Visual Paradigm project is to be saved. The Visual Paradigm project with .vpp extension is the UML project file that is going to be associated with the selected Eclipse project file. Select Create in default path will save the UML project to %Eclipse_Project_Directory%/vpproject while selecting Create at external location require you to specify the project path you desire. If you want to create in default path for all projects, check Create in default path and Remember my decision.
- Click OK.
Creating a UML Project by Importing an Existing .vpp Project File
- In Eclipse, select the Java project where you want to create a UML project for it.
- Right click on the project and select Visual Paradigm Project > Import Visual Paradigm Project… from the popup menu.
- Specify the path of source .vpp project as well as the location of the imported project file is to be saved. Select Create in default path will save the UML project to %Eclipse_Project_Directory%/vpproject while selecting Create at external location require you to specify the project path you desire. If you want to create in default path for all projects, check Create in default path and Remember my decision.
- Click OK.
You can create UML project for any of your Java project in Eclipse. Note that one Java project can associate with at most one UML project and you cannot create UML project without associating it with any Java project. Once you have created a UML project for a Java project, you cannot remove it or de-associate it.
Creating a New UML Project
- In Eclipse, select the Java project where you want to create a UML project for it.
- Right click on the project and select Open Visual Paradigm from the popup menu.
- Select from the Project Structure window the location of the Visual Paradigm project is to be saved. The Visual Paradigm project with .vpp extension is the UML project file that is going to be associated with the selected Eclipse project file. Select Create in default path will save the UML project to %Eclipse_Project_Directory%/vpproject while selecting Create at external location require you to specify the project path you desire. If you want to create in default path for all projects, check Create in default path and Remember my decision.
- Click OK.
Objectaid Uml Explorer
Creating a UML Project by Importing an Existing .vpp Project File
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- In Eclipse, select the Java project where you want to create a UML project for it.
- Right click on the project and select Visual Paradigm Project > Import Visual Paradigm Project… from the popup menu.
- Specify the path of source .vpp project as well as the location of the imported project file is to be saved. Select Create in default path will save the UML project to %Eclipse_Project_Directory%/vpproject while selecting Create at external location require you to specify the project path you desire. If you want to create in default path for all projects, check Create in default path and Remember my decision.
- Click OK.