Once a diagram has been created, you can edit
it by adding or deleting elements to tailor it to your needs. This
feature is useful for quickly creating diagrams after reverse engineering
or importing a model.
When you automatically populate
a new diagram, IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® offers
a choice of layout style. You can select either of these styles for
any relation type:
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- Hierarchical
The elements are
organized according to levels of inheritance, with lower levels inheriting
from upper levels. Each layer is organized to minimize the crossing
and bending of inheritance arrows and is individually centered in
the diagram. You can choose this style for any type of relation. If
there are no classes or inheritance, the elements might appear organized
as layers, depending on the direction of the populated diagrams.
- Orthogonal
The entire drawing
is made as compact as possible. Classes are placed to minimize the
intersection, length, and bending of relation arrows. You can use
this style for any relation, including inheritance relations.