Diagram Edition Tools
In edit mode, the diagram bars are:
at the top:
a diagram toolbar
on the left:
a diagram edit bar
an object insert bar
on the right:
a dynamic bar for component edition
*Below the bar, Reinitialize enables to go back to default values.
Diagram toolbar (top)
A diagram toolbar is composed of the diagram tools buttons.
 
Icon
Description
Refresh diagram
Views and Details
To define the types of objects to be displayed in diagrams
Fit to page
Fits diagram to the page:
- Fit to height
- Fit to width
Zoom value
To define the zoom percentage, or to display the full diagram
Reinitialize components
Adds the components created during the diagram initialization
Auto Layout
Enhances the diagram readability by increasing or reducing space between the diagram objects.
Select All
Selects all the diagram elements (objects, graphical forms, texts).
Save the picture as
Enables to save the diagram as a picture in *.png, *.svg, *.emf, or *.jpg format
Print diagram
Displays the diagram as a PDF file, which enables to print it
Share diagram
Enables to share the diagram by email
Display the keyboard shortcuts
Enables to display all keyboard shortcuts available
More
Access the general settings of the diagram (for example: properties, page boundaries, layout, fonts and colors)
Element arrangement bar (top center)
You can use the element arrangement bar to arrange selected elements against each other. The elements can be objects and/or graphic forms.
*The arrangement bar appears when you have selected two or more elements in the diagram.
 
Icon
Description
Align left, Align right
Align on top, Align at bottom
Align center vertically, Align center horizontally
Group
To group selected elements
Ungroup
Cancels the grouping
Diagram edit bar (left)
The toolbar on the top-left of the diagram contains buttons for the edition of the diagram.
 
Icon
Description
Move
To move the diagram though the page
To zoom using the mouse wheel
Select
To select an object in the diagram, then perform actions on this object
Add/Remove space
To adjust the space between objects
Link
To connect objects
Diagram insert bar (left)
The toolbar to the left of the diagram includes:
objects specific to each diagram that you can insert into the diagram
objects common to all diagrams
 
Icon
Description
Note
To add a note to the diagram
External reference
To add an external reference to the diagram
Title
To add a title to the diagram
Graphical object
To add shapes, texts, fields, a title block
To view all the Insert bar elements without using navigation arrows, you can expand the bar in order to show all the elements over several columns.
To expand the insert bar:
1. Place your cursor on the right edge of the bar so that it becomes a double arrow.
2. Click and drag your click to the expected width.
Editing tools for the diagram text (Aspect tab)
The Aspect tab contains the editing tools for each text in the diagram. It contains standard text-edition features (e.g.: font, alignment, text color) and other features detailed hereafter.
 
Icon
Description
Increase font size
Reduce font size
Word-wrap text
Enables to automatically wrap the text to a new line if it does not fit on one line
Automatic width adjustment
Enables automatic resizing of the frame according to the text
Reset
Enables to go back to default values
Editing tools for the diagram shapes (Aspect tab)
The diagram shape edit bar enables to:
adjust the position of the elements (i.e.: grouping, moving front, aligning)
customize the shape style (i.e.: colors, shadows, position)
customize the line style (i.e.: orthogonal line, color)
 
Icon
Description
Freeze
Prohibits moving the selected element
Hide
To hide the selected element
Show all
Displays all hidden elements
Front
Back
Simple line
Perspective line
Technical architecture diagram
Orthogonal line
Line style
Curved line
Double line
Rounded angles
Arrow style
To set the style of line edges
Style of bridges
To define the default bridge style or to modify the bridge of a specific line