You should go back and check your class diagrams afterwards, or you might find your classes are all overlapping from the extra methods you added. The data model is actually displayed in a sidebar, so you can make changes to it no matter what diagram you're in. I'd appreciate a control for scrolling speed, or at least scrolling slow when I'm farther from the edge than when I'm right on top of it. This is exactly what I need to complete complicated models. The new version of BOUML (4.12.1) scrolls as I drag a message line to far-off lifelines or as I drag a class or lifeline across the screen. Nevertheless, I recommend allowing arbitrary page sizes. Of course, by that point, it's almost impossible to read the diagram, and it really ought to be split into multiple diagrams. I eventually found a page size that fit my diagram, but eventually I'm going to need something that BOUML can't support.
It might even have saved the clipped portion when I exported as PNG, but I never tried to export a diagram that was partially clipped. At least the diagram wasn't lost, only clipped. I had to fool around with page sizes, and I don't know the difference betweeen A5 and A4. When my sequence diagrams exceeded that size, the classes were cut off. BOUML is apparently designed for printing, as it restricts your document to common page sizes. At least it's supported!ĭynamic Document Size: Unsatisfactory. I think I'd like to be able to adjust the size of a reflexive arrow, but that's not a problem. Supports Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Reflexive Messages: Very Good. When I'm experimenting with the puzzle of class placement, I need the undo. Sometimes BOUML would let me undo to put them back sometimes I had to do it manually. This was particularly frustrating when I moved things I had accidentally selected. BOUML allows you to undo certain actions, but not all actions. Undo is an all-or-nothing test, so far as I'm concerned. And I kept having similar problems throughout the process. I wound up moving the message line out of the way, adjusting my association line, and putting the message line back. BOUML decided I wanted to move the nearby message line. When I have an association or other graphic selected, and I click my mouse near one of its points, I expect to move that point. This was extremely helpful when I needed to rearrange my class diagram, for instance. The items you select (and their associated labels and lines) move together appropriately.
You can make a multiple selection in BOUML using either a rectangular drag or a ctrl-select. Group Selection and Movement: Satisfactory. I'd also like method arguments to be checked and highlighted. I'd like some more control over alignment, particularly where the text goes on the message line.
BOUML PHP TO UML FULL
You can certainly make pretty displays in BOUML: the colors are configurable both globally and per instance, you can determine whether the full method definition is displayed on the message line, and so on.
Some of my coworkers would like to have the explicit return added automatically, but the point of a sequence diagram is to crystallize your thinking, not to record every detail.Ĭonfigurable Display: Unsatisfactory. I've updated the review to reflect BOUML's new capabilities.Ĭlass and Sequence Diagrams: Good. While I still don't think BOUML meets my minimum qualifications, it's a heck of a lot better than the other editors I've tried. I was originally quite disappointed, and made a rather harsh acronym from its name. To be as objective as possible, let's go over the list of criteria I made earlier.Įdit : BOUML has been updated since my first review. I'm rating UML editors while I look for a good one.
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