View Menu

Toolbars

A submenu which contains options which allow to show hidden bars and to hide shown bars.

Toolbars / Standard Bar

Shows/hides the standard bar.

Toolbars / Layout Bar

Shows/hides the layout bar.

Toolbars / Status Bar

Shows/hides the status bar.

Toolbars / Toolbox

Shows/hides the toolbox.

Toolbars / Side Bar

Shows/hides the side bar container.

Sidebars

A submenu which contains options which allow you to show the hidden side bars and to hide the shown side bars. Depending on the current edition of Software Ideas Modeler, there can be these sidebars: Project, Properties, Styles, Generation, Fast Editor, Style, Documentation, Layers, TO-DO, Design Patterns, Field Patterns, Source Code Parser, Graphics, Cooperation, Database and Change Tracking.

Sidebars / Project

Shows/hides Project sidebar.

Sidebars / Properties

Shows/hides Properties sidebar.

Sidebars / Styles

Shows/hides Styles sidebar.

Sidebars / Generation

Shows/hides Generation sidebar.

Sidebars / Fast Editor

Shows/hides Fast Editor sidebar.

Sidebars / Style

Shows/hides Style sidebar.

Sidebars / Documentation

Shows/hides Documentation sidebar.

Sidebars / Layers

Shows/hides Layers sidebar.

Sidebars / TO-DO

Shows/hides TO-DO sidebar.

Sidebars / Design Patterns

Shows/hides Design Patterns sidebar.

Sidebars / Field Patterns

Shows/hides Field Patterns sidebar.

Sidebars / Source code Parser

Shows/hides Source code Parser sidebar.

Sidebars / Graphics

Shows/hides Graphics sidebar.

Sidebars / Cooperation

Shows/hides Cooperation sidebar.

Sidebars / Database

Shows/hides Database sidebar.

Sidebars / Change Tracking

Shows/hides Change Tracking sidebar.

Diagram Preview

Shows/hides the diagram preview panel.

Start Page

Opens Start Page window. Start Page contains a list of recently open projects and buttons for creating a new project or opening an existing project.

Element Browser

Opens Element Browser window, which offers a list of all elements in the project model.

Model Navigator

Opens Model Navigator window. Navigation through the model starts from a selected element.

Element Grids

Element Grids is a sub menu which allows you to show various element grids: Diagram Grid, Stereotype Grid, Tagged Value Grid, Relationship Grid.

Element Grids / Diagram Grid

Opens Diagram Grid. It shows, in tabular form, which element is used on which diagrams and which diagram contains which elements.

Element Grids / Stereotype Grid

Opens Stereotype Grid. It shows, in tabular form, which element has which stereotypes and which stereotype was used on which elements.

Element Grids / Tagged Value Grid

Opens Tagged Value Grid. It shows, in tabular form, which element has which tagged values and which tagged value was used on which elements.

Element Grids / Relationship Grid

Opens Relationship Grid. It shows, in tabular form, which element is related (with any relationship) to which element.

Element Lists

Element Lists is a sub menu which allows you to show various element lists: Use Cases, SysML Requirements.

Element Lists / Use Cases

Opens Use Cases window, which contains a list of all use cases in the project. It is similar to Element Browser, but it contains (and allows you to edit) special use case fields. It also has a button for adding new use cases.

Element Lists / SysML Requirements

Opens SysML Requirements window, which contains a list of all SysML requirements in the project. It is similar to Element Browser, but it contains (and allows you to edit) special SysML requirement fields.

Show Assigned Diagrams

Turns on/off displaying of icon, which indicates whether an element has assigned one or more diagrams.

Show Multiple Usage of Element

Turns on/off displaying of icon, which indicates whether an element has been used in more than one diagram.

Show Creators and Participants

Turns on/off displaying of marks for creators and participants for each element.

Grid

Turns on/off the grid in the diagram editor. It is independent from snapping to grid.

Snap to Grid

Turns on/off the snapping to grid. It is independent from displaying the grid.

Snap to Grid

Turns on/off the snapping to grid. It is independent from displaying the grid.

Snap Lines

Turns on/off showing auto snap lines and snapping to them.

Rulers

Turns on/off showing rulers in the diagram editor.

Rendering Quality / Draft

It sets the worst quality of diagram rendering. It turns off gradients, shadows, effects and antialiasing (for drawings and also for texts).

Rendering Quality / Normal

It sets the medium quality of diagram rendering. It turns off smooth shadows (all shadows are rendered as flat) and effects.

Rendering Quality / Best

It sets the best quality of diagram rendering. The graphics is rendered in best possible quality.

Rendering Quality / Anti-Aliasing

Turns on/off rendering with anti-aliasing.

Full Screen

Switches from normal mode to full screen mode or vice versa. The full screen mode provides the biggest space for the diagram editor area.