Setting delegate property to a Class
In Astah Professional, Java, C++ and C#’s specific language setting is available. Here’s an example of setting delegate to a Class. (1) Select a project package in the structure tree (2) Go to the pane...
View ArticleHide all the Attributes and Operations from diagrams
In Astah, all the attributes and operations appear as you add them on diagrams. But depending on the scenes, you may want to hide them. There are three ways to do so. 1. Per models If you want to hide...
View ArticleC# Reverse Plug-in updated!
We have updated C# Reverse Plug-in with a bug-fix. Update to the latest version from here. If you are using Astah Community version but want to try out how C# reverse works, you can get a free trial...
View ArticleRenumbering Goals and Contexts…etc in GSN
With Astah Script Plug-in, you can renumber the Goals and Contexts on the GSN. (1) Download the script from here. (2) Unzip the downloaded file and save this resetGSN-ID.js file. (3) Launch Astah GSN...
View ArticleAuto-layout of GSN
With Astah Script Plug-in, you can automatically lay out the GSN nicely. This feature is very useful at the finish-up. (1) Download the script from here. (2) Unzip the downloaded file and save this...
View ArticleAdd extensions to Astah GSN with Script Plug-in
Have you ever thought… “I wish Astah could automatically lay out the goals, strategies nicely” or “renumber the goals and contexts ID automatically..”? You could do both by adding this “Astah Script”...
View Article3 TIPS to create UML Class Diagrams fast
With only these 3 TIPS, you can speed up your time on creating UML Class diagrams. TIP 1: Double-click to create Classes In Astah, you can create the most frequently used model in the diagram just by...
View ArticleRepresenting Customized icon on diagram
With Astah, you can add images which are associated with models stereotype. For example, when you want to show Database icon on UseCase diagram, this is how you do so. (1) Have an image file to...
View Article[Important] Website maintenance on Apr.15
We will be running our maintenance on Change Vision Members site on April.15(Wed) 5:00am – 9:00pm EDT. Change Vision Members SiteDuring this time period, you aren’t able to: – sign up with Change...
View ArticleCustomize your default file to start modeling with
In Astah with a default setting, when you create a project by [File] – [New], this default file opens with a [Java] package with all the models under. A default file that opens from [File] – [New]You...
View ArticleDevelopment Tools Astah Team uses
(Enlarge the image) This is a blog post of Hiroki (@kompiro) from Astah dev team. At Java Day Tokyo 2015 held here in Japan a few weeks ago, Kenji introduced how we develop Astah and what kind of tools...
View ArticleHow to create Interfaces in rectangle shape
When you create Interfaces in UML diagrams with Astah, you can choose one from 4 types directly from the tool bar. However when you drag and drop the Interface on diagram from structure tree, it...
View ArticleEclipse like [Task View] is now available in Astah
You can add Eclipse like [Task View] to Astah! Big thanks to Shi-n, a member of Friends of Astah who developed a plug-in to made it possible! Now you can add reminder notes, “to-do”s to specific models...
View ArticleDevelopment Tools Astah Team uses – More about Hubot
Hello again, this is Hiroki (@kompiro) from Astah development team. In my last post, I introduced several tools that we use to develop Astah. How we use Jenkins, Trello, Raspberry Pi, etc. to build our...
View ArticleHow to run your script on Astah version – on Java 8
The Script Plug-in is the easiest way to add customized features to Astah for your specific needs using API. Astah moved its Java Runtime from Java7 to Java8 since version 7.0 and due to its update,...
View ArticleAstah Professional/Community 7.0 Released!
We are happy to announce that we just released Astah Professional and Community version 7.0! Version 7.0 has new icons, simplified Main menu, Retina and High-res display support, Java8 support and...
View ArticleChange color of models based on its status/conditions
When you do the database design with Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD) with Astah Professional, you may wish you could distinguish Entities (Tables) per database easily on the diagram. Since Astah...
View Article[Important] Website downtime announcement – Sep.25 – 27
Due to database maintenance, the Change Vision Members site will be shut down during: Sep.25(Fri) 6:00am – Sep.27(Sun) 8:00pm in EDT. During downtime, you will not be able to: – Sign up a new account –...
View ArticleGit Data Model
There are many ways to use the Git, but there are only 8 simple core models that consist of Git’s foundation. Without understanding this model, you may not be able to use the Git as you are supposed...
View ArticleHow to add ER Data Type
When you set Data Type to ER Entity’s attributes in Astah, you can choose it from the [Data Type] list in the [Base] tab of Attribute’s property view. If you cannot find the one you...
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